Matzikama Local Municipality
Matzikama | |
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Municipal code | WC011 |
Website | www |
Matzikama Municipality (
Matzikama is of Khoekhoe origin, the first people of South Africa. It contains the Khoekhoe language words ma which means "give", tsî which means "you", and ǁgamma which means "water", and loosely translates into "you that give water".[2]
Geography
The municipality covers a total area of 12,981 square kilometres (5,012 sq mi) in the northernmost part of the Western Cape province, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the mountains of the
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The principal town and seat of the council is
History
At the end of the
While the negotiations to end apartheid were taking place a process was established for local authorities to negotiate voluntary mergers. Several towns in the Matzikama region took part in this process, resulting in each municipal council merging with its corresponding management committee: Klawer in September 1992, Vanrhynsdorp in December 1992, Vredendal in January 1993, and Lutzville in January 1994.
After the
- The Vanrhynsdorp TLC replaced the (merged) Vanrhynsdorp Municipality in December 1994.
- The Vredendal TLC replaced the (merged) Vredendal Municipality in December 1994.
- The Klawer TLC replaced the (merged) Klawer Municipality in January 1995.
- The Doringbaai/Strandfontein TLC replaced the Louis Rood Local Council in January 1995.
- The Ebenhaeser TLC replaced the Ebenhaeser Management Board in January 1995.
- The Lutzville TLC replaced the (merged) Lutzville Municipality as well as the Koekenaap Management Committee in February 1995.
- The Bitterfontein/Nuwerus TLC replaced the Bitterfontein Municipality, the Bitterfontein Management Committee and the Nuwerus Management Committee in February 1995.
- The Rietpoort TLC replaced the Rietpoort Management Board in May 1995.
The transitional councils were initially made up of members nominated by the various parties to the negotiations, until May 1996 when elections were held. At these elections the West Coast District Council was established, replacing the West Coast Regional Services Council. Transitional representative councils (TRCs) were also elected to represent rural areas outside the TLCs on the District Council; the area that was to become Matzikama was covered by the Vredendal and Vanrhynsdorp TRCs.
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Politics
This article is part of a series on the |
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[4][5][6]
Matzikama local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
Democratic Alliance | 6,199 | 6,254 | 12,453 | 37.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
African National Congress | 4,877 | 4,854 | 9,731 | 29.1% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Patriotic Alliance
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2,307 | 1,871 | 4,178 | 12.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Good | 1,324 | 1,328 | 2,652 | 7.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 1,303 | 1,189 | 2,492 | 7.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 645 | 627 | 1,272 | 3.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates
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48 | – | 48 | 0.1% | 0 | – | 0 | |
4 other parties | 175 | 382 | 557 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 16,878 | 16,505 | 33,383 | 8 | 7 | 15 | ||
Valid votes | 16,878 | 16,505 | 33,383 | 98.7% | ||||
Spoilt votes | 223 | 216 | 439 | 1.3% | ||||
Total votes cast | 17,101 | 16,721 | 33,822 | |||||
Voter turnout | 17,131 | |||||||
Registered voters | 31,765 | |||||||
Turnout percentage | 53.9% |
In August 2020, the Hawks began investigating corruption in the municipality.[7][8]
In August 2021, the Matzikama Local Municipality was flagged as one of the four Western Cape municipalities owing millions of rands to Eskom[9]
By-elections from November 2021
The following
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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6 July 2022[10] | 7 | Patriotic Alliance
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Democratic Alliance |
After the by-election, the council was reconfigured as below:
Party | Seats | |||||
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Ward | List | Total | ||||
Patriotic Alliance | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Good | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Freedom Front Plus | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 8 | 7 | 15 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Matzikama Region". southafrica.co.za. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Matzikama Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). IEC. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). IEC. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). IEC. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "SIU swoops on Matzikama Municipality over PPE saga". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Hawks investigating three Western Cape municipalities". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Palm, Kaylynn. "4 out of 30 municipalities in the WC owe Eskom millions". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Nel, Brandon. "DA snatches PA ward in hotly-contested Matzikama by-election". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 7 July 2022.