Walter Sisulu Local Municipality

Walter Sisulu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Walter Sisulu; Afrikaans: Walter Sisulu Munisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Walter Sisulu) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality was formed by merging the Maletswai and Gariep local municipalities immediately after the August 2016 local municipal elections. [2]

Walter Sisulu
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°41′S 26°42′E / 30.683°S 26.700°E / -30.683; 26.700
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
SeatBurgersdorp
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBulelwa Khweyiya (ANC)
 • SpeakerNalisile Simon Mathetha (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNorah Ngubo (ANC)
Area
 • Total13,269 km2 (5,123 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total77,477
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African79.9%
 • Coloured11.9%
 • White7.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC145

Main places edit

Main places in the municipality (historical Gariep and Maletswai) are:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Aliwal North 288002 7.95 16,001
Burgersdorp 289005 27.92 5,241
Dukathole 288001 4.98 19,152
Jamestown 288004 11.98 4,666
Khayamnandi 289008 2.67 4,724
Mzamomhle 289006 1.27 4,656
Nozizwe 289003 0.47 1,393
Oviston 289001 358.88 658
Steynsburg 289009 14.70 2,488
Tembisa 289007 1.74 6,094
Venterstad 289002 17.59 3,596
Remainder of the municipality 288003 plus 289004 12,791.95 8,807

Neighbours edit

The neighbour of Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality (DC14) is Senqu Local Municipality to the East. South of Walter Sisulu lies the Chris Hani District Municipality (DC13). On the Free State side is Mohokare Local Municipality in the Xhariep District Municipality (DC16).

Politics edit

The municipal council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a reduced majority of twelve seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress9,32555.4199,36755.71312
Democratic Alliance3,87123.0023,84222.8535
Economic Freedom Fighters2,20113.0802,10012.4933
Maletswai Civic Association1,1476.8201,2377.3622
African Transformation Movement2841.6902671.5900
Total16,828100.001116,813100.001122
Valid votes16,82898.5516,81398.55
Invalid/blank votes2471.452481.45
Total votes17,075100.0017,061100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,11047.2936,11047.25

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Maletswai and Gariep.
  2. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Walter Sisulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.