Govan Mbeki Local Municipality

Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E / -26.550; 29.167
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Govan Mbeki
Local municipality
UTC+2 (SAST
)
Municipal codeMP307

Govan Mbeki Municipality (

Secunda
is the seat of the municipality.

Main places

The

main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bethal 80701 101.50 8,512 Afrikaans
Brendan Village 80702 0.66 277 Afrikaans
Charl Cilliers 80703 1.58 210 Zulu
Eendrag 80704 1.85 293 Afrikaans
Embalenhle 80705 13.63 91,751 Zulu
eMzinoni
 80706 5.19 31,012 Zulu
Evander
 80707 40.15 8,212 Afrikaans
Highveld Ridge Mines 80709 71.84 325 Zulu
Kinross 80710 3.99 4,906 English
Leandra
 80711 1.59 9 Zulu
Lebogang 80712 3.88 19,396 Zulu
Leslie 80713 2.08 761 Afrikaans
Leslie Gold Mines 80714 0.19 0 -
Mandela Section 80715 0.23 1,083 Xhosa
Milan Park 80716 1.74 4,760 Zulu
Secunda
 80717 150.71 26,125 Afrikaans
Sorento Park 80718 0.95 12 Afrikaans/Zulu
Trichardt 80719 1.53 1,973 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 80708 2,555.68 22,132 Zulu

Politics

Main article: Govan Mbeki Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by

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) lost its majority, but remained the largest party, winning twenty-six seats. The following table shows the results of the election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Independent candidates
1,4502.6200
Inkatha Freedom Party4330.7807061.2511
7 other parties1,1352.0501,3602.4100
Total55,288100.003256,547100.003163
Valid votes55,28898.2156,54798.37
Invalid/blank votes1,0101.799361.63
Total votes56,298100.0057,483100.00
Registered voters/turnout141,05839.91141,05840.75

Corruption

After allegations of endemic corruption a forensic investigation was launched by the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG). The Section 106 forensic investigation report released in 2020 revealed extensive political interference in its administration.[6] The report revealed non-implementation of council resolutions, abuse of municipal property and assets, advertisement of tenders without following legislation and awarding of bursaries without following procedures. Senior positions were occupied by politically affiliated persons who lacked the minimum required qualifications or even a matric certificate. In addition several companies that got preferential treatment had senior politicians on their payroll. The senior politician and executive mayor, Ms Thandi Ngxonono, was implicated in the report and took special leave.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mayoral Committee". Govan Mbeki Municipality. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Govan Mbeki". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  6. ^ a b Mathebula, Sifiso (30 October 2020). "Locals want Hawks to make arrests". ridgetimes.co.za. Ridge Times Hoëvelder / Highvelder. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

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