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Revision as of 14:36, 3 September 2023
Ephraim Mogale | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
.svg) Location in Limpopo | |
| Coordinates: 24°55′S 29°20′E / 24.917°S 29.333°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Sekhukhune |
| Seat | Marble Hall |
| Wards | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Bella Kupa |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 123,648 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 1.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sepedi | 78.8% |
| • Tsonga | 6.9% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 3.8% |
| • Zulu | 2.2% |
| • Other | 8.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM471 |
Ephraim Mogale Municipality (Template:Lang-nso), known until 28 January 2010 as the Greater Marble Hall Municipality, is a local municipality within the Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Marble Hall.
The municipality is named after Ephraim Phumuga Mogale, a South African freedom fighter.[3]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | 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.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 16,053 | 17,452 | 33,505 | 61.0 | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| EFF | 4,924 | 5,614 | 10,538 | 19.2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| DA | 1,785 | 2,067 | 3,852 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent | 3,783 | – | 3,783 | 6.9 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| VF+ | 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.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ History of Ephraim Mogale
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ephraim Mogale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ephraim Mogale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ The Mogaladi Group
- ^ Ephraim Mogale football
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