Rustenburg Local Municipality

Rustenburg Metropolitan is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.

Rustenburg Metropolitan Rustenburg Local Municipality
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the North West
Coordinates: 25°40′S 27°20′E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Bojanala Platinum
Seat	Rustenburg
Wards	45
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mpho Khunou
Area
• Total	3,423 km^2 (1,322 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	549,575
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	88.5%
• Coloured	0.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	9.4%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Tswana	53.9%
• Afrikaans	9.9%
• Xhosa	9.6%
• Tsonga	5.6%
• Other	21%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NW373

Rustenburg City is situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg (meaning “town of rest” or “resting place”) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The city of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest, ninety minute drive from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is a malaria-free area.

Rustenburg is the fastest growing municipality in South Africa, with the population rising from 387,096 in 2001 to 449,776 in 2007. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province.

Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest".[4]

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Bafokeng	60301	1,040.98	132,277	Tswana
Bakwena Ba Magopa	60302	297.74	16,049	Tswana
Baphalane	60303	2.85	3,399	Tswana
Bapo Ba Ga Mogale	60304	29.41	8,412	Tswana
Boitekong	60305	2.15	21,547	Tswana
Hartebeesfontein	60306	5.89	23,965	Tswana
Magaliesberg Nature Reserve	60307	132.58	1,196	Tswana
Mankwe	60308	1.50	1,463	Tswana
Meriting	60309	1.88	10,711	Tswana
Monakato	60310	3.42	7,602	Tswana
Paardekraal Platinum Mine	60312	0.37	24	Xhosa
Paardekraal	60311	1.91	7,215	Tswana
Phatsima	60313	2.23	5,921	Tswana
Rooikoppies	60314	0.46	3,670	Tswana
Rustenburg Part 1	60315	183.39	67,196	Afrikaans
Rustenburg Part 3	60320	2.58	4,662	Tswana
Sunrise Park	60316	2.14	10,312	Tswana
Tlhabane	60317	5.12	31,338	Tswana
Waterval	60318	0.57	979	Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality (Rustenburg Part 2)	60319	1,774.55	37,581	Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-four 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 no party won a majority on the council. The African National Congress (ANC) narrowly retained control of the municipality with the support of the African Independent Congress (AIC) and the Botho Community Movement (BCM).

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

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	71,149	69,868	141,017	48.6	34	9	43
	Economic Freedom Fighters	39,455	38,273	77,728	26.8	5	19	24
	Democratic Alliance	23,446	23,013	46,459	16.0	6	8	14
	Forum 4 Service Delivery	6,312	5,467	11,779	4.1	0	4	4
	African Independent Congress	1,036	2,919	3,955	1.4	0	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	1,973	1,852	3,825	1.3	0	1	1
	UDM	529	974	1,503	0.5	0	1	1
	Botho Community Movement	630	565	1,195	0.4	0	1	1
	Others	1,187	1,810	2,997	1.0	0	0	0
Total		145,717	144,741	290,458	100.0	45	44	89
Spoilt votes		2,731	3,171	5,902

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. South African Languages - Place names
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Rustenburg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Rustenburg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

External links

• Official website