Mantsopa Local Municipality

Mantsopa Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District of the Free State in South Africa.

Mantsopa
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyane
SeatLadybrand
Wards9
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSello Dennis Ntsepe
Area
 • Total4,291 km2 (1,657 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total51,056
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African88.4%
 • Coloured3.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White6.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho82.1%
 • Afrikaans9.8%
 • English4.1%
 • Sign language1.4%
 • Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS196

Origin of the name

Mantsopa was a sister to King Moshoeshoe who banished her from the Kingdom when he suspected that her powers were greater than his. When she arrived at Modderpoort there were no houses and she stayed in a cave. In 1886 a group of men called The Brotherhood of St Augustine arrived at Modderpoort, and Mantsopa accommodated them in her cave. The missionaries decided to stay and they turned the cave into a chapel. Mantsopa later joined the church and was baptised and given the name Anna. Mantsopa's grave continues to be visited and offerings are still placed on or near it.[4]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Borwa406010.423,294Sotho
Dipeleng406020.15822Sotho
Excelsior4060311.37485Afrikaans
Hobhouse4060411.792,589Sotho
Ladybrand4060543.054,214Afrikaans
Mahalatswetsa406061.644,881Sotho
Manyatseng406082.6414,177Sotho
Thaba Phatswa406092.17434Afrikaans
Thusanong406100.562,989Sotho
Tweespruit406113.041,056Sotho
Remainder of the municipality406074,213.0820,377Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 9,9169,89519,81166.18311
Democratic Alliance 2,8172,8345,65118.9123
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,7231,5513,27410.9022
Congress of the People 3283316592.2011
Freedom Front Plus 1501322820.9000
African People's Convention 511241750.6000
United Residents Front 78501280.4000
Total 15,06314,91729,980100.09817
Spoilt votes 257247504

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: Mantsopa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mantsopa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.

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