Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality

Ephraim Mogale Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Ephraim Mogale), known until 28 January 2010 as the Greater Marble Hall Municipality, is a local municipality within the Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Marble Hall.

Ephraim Mogale
Official seal of Ephraim Mogale
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°55′S 29°20′E / 24.917°S 29.333°E / -24.917; 29.333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
SeatMarble Hall
Wards16
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBella Kupa
Area
 • Total2,011 km2 (776 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total123,648
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African97.8%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White1.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Sepedi78.8%
 • Tsonga6.9%
 • Southern Ndebele3.8%
 • Zulu2.2%
 • Other8.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM471

The municipality is named after Ephraim Phumuga Mogale, a South African freedom fighter.[3]

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Elandskraal 98301 2.34 5,590 Northern Sotho
Marble Hall 88302 7.76 2,780 Afrikaans
Matlala 98302 678.08 35,108 Northern Sotho
Mokerong 98303 61.02 0 -
Moutse 1 88303 167.51 36,941 Northern Sotho
Nebo 98304 0.25 1,185 Northern Sotho
Mokopane 98305 2.62 1,405 Northern Sotho
Rahlangane Part 1 98306 61.65 18,695 Northern Sotho
Rahlangane Part 2 88304 1.58 39 Northern Sotho
Van der Merwe's Kraal 98307 2.05 4,877 Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 88301 807.00 14,686 Northern Sotho

Politics

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The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress14,54657.151315,96764.29619
Economic Freedom Fighters4,85119.0605,37421.6477
Independent candidates2,94711.5822
Democratic Alliance1,2374.8611,3395.3912
Bolsheviks Party of South Africa3891.5303991.6111
Freedom Front Plus3821.5003731.5011
14 other parties1,1004.3201,3825.5600
Total25,452100.001624,834100.001632
Valid votes25,45298.4624,83496.12
Invalid/blank votes3991.541,0023.88
Total votes25,851100.0025,836100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,43244.2458,43244.22

Sports

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Local sports teams in Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality include FC Maginim Ephraim Mogale, a football club.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ History of Ephraim Mogale
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ephraim Mogale". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  6. ^ The Mogaladi Group
  7. ^ Ephraim Mogale football
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