Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

Makhuduthamaga is a municipality in Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Makhuduthamaga
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°45′S 29°45′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
SeatMmashadi
Wards31
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMinah Bahula (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,097 km2 (810 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total274,358
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.7%
 • Coloured0.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho93.8%
 • Swazi1.5%
 • Zulu1.4%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM473

The name is derived from the liberatory name given to those who supported the anti-apartheid struggle in Sekhukhuneland in the 1950s. Makhuduthamaga waged a war against the white commissioner and his assailants, Marentsara.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Kwena Madihlaba9200164.2016,807Sepedi
Kwena Mashabela9200281.555,261Sepedi
Mampane920035.136,257Sepedi
Masemola92004439.2133,403Sepedi
Matlala920052.281,481Sepedi
Morwangwato92006309.9117,208Sepedi
Ndebele920071.63894Sepedi
Pedi Mamone92008259.9544,324Sepedi
Phokwane92009249.0941,630Sepedi
Roka Phasha Phokoane9201095.888,853Sepedi
SMN92011574.0682,018Sepedi
Tisane9201217.103,777Sepedi
Vergelegen920130.57979Sepedi
Ga-Mohlala920142.574.566Sepedi

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 forty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 42,67146,66785,33868.0311243
Economic Freedom Fighters 13,65213,64127,29321.701414
Democratic Alliance 2,1572,1024,2593.4022
African Peopl's Socialist Party 1,1301,0682,1981.8011
Azanian People's Organisation 7187801,4981.2011
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 7067111,4171.1011
Independent 931–9310.70–0
Others 1,0141,6352,6492.1000
Total 62,97962,604125,583100.0313162
Spoilt votes 1,0701,2762,346

References
  1. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Makhuduthamaga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. "Seat Calculation Detail: Makhuduthamaga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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