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
Seal
Location of Randfontein Local Municipality within Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°10′S 27°40′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
SeatRandfontein
Wards22
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSylvia Thebenare (ANC)
Area
 • Total475 km2 (183 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total149,286
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African69.2%
 • Coloured9.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White20.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana34.1%
 • Afrikaans28.9%
 • Xhosa8.0%
 • Sotho6.4%
 • Other22.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT482

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]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bhongweni702010.201,473Tswana
Brandvlei702020.07308Tswana
Mohlakeng702035.3149,442Tswana
Panvlak Gold Mine702041.961,333Zulu
Randfontein70205209.7047,256Afrikaans
Toekomsrus702063.0715,191Afrikaans
Zenzele702070.677,222Tswana
Remainder of the municipality70208260.516,620Tswana

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]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 26,49326,69553,18860.4141327
Democratic Alliance 15,77715,99531,77236.18816
Congress of the People 8037641,5671.8011
Freedom Front Plus 5104609701.1000
ACDP 3412335740.7000
National Freedom Party 23–230.00–0
Total 43,94744,14788,094100.0222244
Spoilt votes 6875761,263

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.
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