Randfontein Local Municipality

Randfontein Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, in South Africa. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016, it was merged with the Westonaria Local Municipality into the larger Rand West City Local Municipality.

Randfontein
Local municipality
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Location of Randfontein Local Municipality within Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°10′S 27°40′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	West Rand
Seat	Randfontein
Wards	22
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sylvia Thebenare (ANC)
Area
• Total	475 km^2 (183 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	149,286
• Density	310/km^2 (810/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	69.2%
• Coloured	9.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	20.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Tswana	34.1%
• Afrikaans	28.9%
• Xhosa	8.0%
• Sotho	6.4%
• Other	22.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	GT482

Randfontein Local Municipality is characterized by high levels of unemployment, poverty, major crime, and low levels of education and income. Nonetheless, it has become the migration destination for many South Africans seeking a better quality of life in Gauteng, especially for poor people from the adjacent North West Province.[4]

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Bhongweni	70201	0.20	1,473	Tswana
Brandvlei	70202	0.07	308	Tswana
Mohlakeng	70203	5.31	49,442	Tswana
Panvlak Gold Mine	70204	1.96	1,333	Zulu
Randfontein	70205	209.70	47,256	Afrikaans
Toekomsrus	70206	3.07	15,191	Afrikaans
Zenzele	70207	0.67	7,222	Tswana
Remainder of the municipality	70208	260.51	6,620	Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-seven 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	26,493	26,695	53,188	60.4	14	13	27
	Democratic Alliance	15,777	15,995	31,772	36.1	8	8	16
	Congress of the People	803	764	1,567	1.8	0	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	510	460	970	1.1	0	0	0
	ACDP	341	233	574	0.7	0	0	0
	National Freedom Party	23	–	23	0.0	0	–	0
Total		43,947	44,147	88,094	100.0	22	22	44
Spoilt votes		687	576	1,263

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. "Integrated Development Plan 2009 - 2010." The Randfontein Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Randfontein" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Randfontein" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

• Official website