Mamusa Local Municipality

Mamusa Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Schweizer-Reneke.

Mamusa
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the North West
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seat	Schweizer-Reneke
Wards	8
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Gotsilekgosi John Batsi (ANC)
Area
• Total	3,615 km^2 (1,396 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	60,355
• Density	17/km^2 (43/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	91.4%
• Coloured	2.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	5.5%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Tswana	85.1%
• Afrikaans	7.2%
• Sotho	2.2%
• English	1.7%
• Other	3.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NW393

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 eleven seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4][5]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	9,727	9,553	19,280	58.8	8	3	11
	Forum 4 Service Delivery	2,599	2,668	5,267	16.1	0	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,185	2,164	4,349	13.3	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	988	1,000	1,988	6.1	1	0	1
	Freedom Front Plus	573	553	1,126	3.4	0	1	1
	Congress of the People	276	306	582	1.8	0	0	0
	African People's Convention	68	127	195	0.6	0	0	0
Total		16,416	16,371	32,787	100.0	9	9	18
Spoilt votes		347	356	703

In October 2019, the North West provincial government placed the municipality under administration and dissolved the municipal council. The municipal by-election was held on 15 January 2020.[6][7] The governing African National Congress (ANC) retained its majority by earning a total of ten seats on the new council.[8][9]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	8,642	8,432	17,074	55.4	8	2	10
	Economic Freedom Fighters	4,564	4,583	9,147	29.7	0	5	5
	Freedom Front Plus	964	983	1,947	6.3	1	0	1
	Democratic Alliance	427	409	836	2.7	0	1	1
	African Independent Congress	250	481	731	2.4	0	1	1
	Forum 4 Service Delivery	264	256	520	1.7	0	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	223	235	458	1.5	0	0	0
	Al Jama-ah	12	11	23	0.1	0	0	0
	Independent	67	–	67	0.2	0	–	0
Total		15,413	15,390	30,803	100	9	9	18
Spoilt votes		509	570	1,079

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 3,615 square kilometres (1,396 sq mi) in the south-west part of North West province. At the time of the 2011 census it has a population of 60,355. According to the census, the predominant language in the municipality is Setswana, spoken by 85.1% of the population, followed by Afrikaans (7.2%), Sesotho (2.2%) and English (1.7%). 91.5% of the population identified as "Black African", 5.5% as "White", 2.2% as "Coloured", and 0.5% as "Indian or Asian". The 2016 Community Survey estimated that the population had increased to 64,000.

The principal town is Schweizer-Reneke, located in the centre of the municipality, which (including the township of Ipelegeng) had a population of 41,226 in 2011. Other settlements include Amalia (pop. 5,481) to the west, and Migdol (pop. 3,526) and Glaudina (pop. 2,368) to the north-east.

Roads radiate outwards from Schweizer-Reneke towards Vryburg, Delareyville, Wolmaransstad, Bloemhof, Christiana and Pudimoe. The road from Vryburg to Bloemhof is designated as provincial route R34, while the others are designated as regional routes R504 (Pudimoe–Wolmaransstad) and R506 (Christiana–Delareyville). The Coligny–Vermaas–Pudimoe railway line also passes through the municipality.

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. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mamusa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
5. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mamusa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
6. Seleka, Ntwaagae (24 October 2019). "Another North West municipality placed under administration, council dissolved". News24. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
7. "Candidates contesting Municipal By-Elections on 15 January 2020". elections.org.za. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
8. Sussman, Wayne (16 January 2020). "ANC wins solid majority in Mamusa in North West, FF+ win ward off DA". The Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
9. IEC Results Dashboard

External links

• Official site