Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality

Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality (until 28 January 2010 named Greater Marble Hall Local Municipality) is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality is Marble Hall.

Ephraim Mogale
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°55′S 29°20′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Sekhukhune
Seat	Marble Hall
Wards	16
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Bella Kupa
Area
• Total	2,011 km^2 (776 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	123,648
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	97.8%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	1.6%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Northern Sotho	78.8%
• Tsonga	6.9%
• Southern Ndebele	3.8%
• Zulu	2.2%
• Other	8.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	LIM471

History

The municipality was named after Ephraim Phumuga Mogale, a South African freedom fighter.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Elandskraal	98301	2.34	5,590	Northern Sotho
Marble Hall	88302	7.76	2,780	Afrikaans
Matlala	98302	678.08	35,108	Northern Sotho
Mokerong	98303	61.02	0	-
Moutse 1	88303	167.51	36,941	Northern Sotho
Nebo	98304	0.25	1,185	Northern Sotho
Potgietersrus	98305	2.62	1,405	Northern Sotho
Rahlangane Part 1	98306	61.65	18,695	Northern Sotho
Rahlangane Part 2	88304	1.58	39	Northern Sotho
Van der Merwe's Kraal	98307	2.05	4,877	Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality	88301	807.00	14,686	Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	16,053	17,452	33,505	61.0	14	6	20
	Economic Freedom Fighters	4,924	5,614	10,538	19.2	0	7	7
	Democratic Alliance	1,785	2,067	3,852	7.0	1	2	3
	Independent	3,783	–	3,783	6.9	1	–	1
	Freedom Front Plus	342	319	661	1.2	0	1	1
	Others	1,137	1,481	2,618	4.8	0	0	0
Total		28,024	26,933	54,957	100.0	16	16	32
Spoilt votes		507	1,538	2,045

Sports

Local sports teams in Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality include FC Maginim Ephraim Mogale, a football club.[8][9]

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. History of Ephraim Mogale
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ephraim Mogale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ephraim Mogale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
8. The Mogaladi Group
9. Ephraim Mogale football

External links

• Official website