ǃKheis Municipality (Afrikaans: !Kheis Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoikhoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoekhoe people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.[4]
ǃKheis | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E / 29.250°S 21.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat | Groblershoop |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Paul Vries |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,107 km2 (4,288 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,637 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 6.9% |
| • Coloured | 85.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 5.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 94.5% |
| • Tswana | 1.9% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC084 |
| Website | www |
Main places
editThe 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boegoeberg | 31802 | 0.37 | 1,587 |
| Gannaput | 31803 | 0.37 | 965 |
| Groblershoop | 31804 | 1.26 | 437 |
| Grootdrink | 31805 | 0.46 | 2,177 |
| Stutterheim | 31806 | 0.80 | 3,043 |
| Wegdraai | 31807 | 0.77 | 1,559 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31801 | 5,518.68 | 6,274 |
Politics
editThe municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 obtained a majority of seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| ǃKheis local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 3,120 | 3,273 | 6,393 | 46.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,279 | 1,633 | 2,912 | 21.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,737 | – | 1,737 | 12.6% | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 420 | 517 | 937 | 6.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 205 | 565 | 770 | 5.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Khoisan Revolution | 151 | 395 | 546 | 4.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 118 | 354 | 472 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,030 | 6,737 | 13,767 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,030 | 6,737 | 13,767 | 96.6% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 102 | 385 | 487 | 3.4% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 7,132 | 7,122 | 14,254 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 7,140 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 10,075 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 70.9% | |||||||
Economy
editAs of 2020, 500 homes are powered by solar panels with battery storage.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Sarah (2020-01-20). "Solar and battery systems power up South African shacks". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved 2020-02-17.