Rustenburg Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Rustenburg; Afrikaans: Rustenburg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg is situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range. Rustenburg (meaning "town of rest" or "resting place" in Afrikaans) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The city of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest 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 Metropolitan
Rustenburg Local Municipality | |
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.svg) Location in the North West | |
| Coordinates: 25°40′S 27°20′E / 25.667°S 27.333°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala Platinum |
| Seat | Rustenburg |
| Wards | 45 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sheila Mabale-Huma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,423 km2 (1,322 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 549,575 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 88.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 9.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 53.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.9% |
| • Xhosa | 9.6% |
| • Tsonga | 5.6% |
| • Other | 21% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW373 |
Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest".[4]
Main places edit
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | 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 edit
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 1 November 2021 no party won a majority on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 46,291 | 45.51 | 35 | 48,875 | 47.96 | 8 | 43 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 17,574 | 17.28 | 1 | 18,896 | 18.54 | 16 | 17 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 14,322 | 14.08 | 7 | 14,016 | 13.75 | 6 | 13 | |
| Tsogang Civic Movement | 7,806 | 7.67 | 1 | 8,155 | 8.00 | 6 | 7 | |
| Independent candidates | 7,525 | 7.40 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Freedom Front Plus | 3,614 | 3.55 | 0 | 3,514 | 3.45 | 3 | 3 | |
| Arona | 540 | 0.53 | 0 | 1,603 | 1.57 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 408 | 0.40 | 0 | 1,193 | 1.17 | 1 | 1 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 425 | 0.42 | 0 | 1,159 | 1.14 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 814 | 0.80 | 0 | 757 | 0.74 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 546 | 0.54 | 0 | 615 | 0.60 | 1 | 1 | |
| Botho Community Movement | 470 | 0.46 | 0 | 433 | 0.42 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 other parties | 1,377 | 1.35 | 0 | 2,694 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 101,712 | 100.00 | 45 | 101,910 | 100.00 | 45 | 90 | |
| Valid votes | 101,712 | 97.96 | 101,910 | 97.29 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,118 | 2.04 | 2,836 | 2.71 | ||||
| Total votes | 103,830 | 100.00 | 104,746 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 288,347 | 36.01 | 288,347 | 36.33 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Rustenburg Local Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Rustenburg". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-04.