Merafong City Local Municipality
Merafong City | |
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UTC+2 (SAST ) | |
Municipal code | GT484 |
Merafong City Municipality (
Formerly a cross-border municipality, the entire municipality was transferred to the
Merafong's historical development is closely knit with the discovery of rich gold deposits in the early 1930s.
Towns
Fochville is the oldest town in the region and was declared a town in 1951.[6]
The town
Attached to Fochville and Carletonville are the towns of Khutsong, Kokosi, Greenspark, Welverdiend, and Blybank.
Main places
The
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Blybank | 78801 | 6.90 | 471 | Zulu |
Blyvooruitzicht | 78802 | 6.31 | 6,461 | Xhosa |
Carletonville | 78803 | 12.67 | 18,364 | Afrikaans |
Deelkraal | 78804 | 9.41 | 3,356 | Afrikaans |
Doornfontein | 78805 | 1.51 | 2,575 | Xhosa |
East Driefontein Mine |
78806 | 2.03 | 11,481 | Xhosa |
Elandsfontein | 68801 | 0.43 | 5,256 | Sotho |
Elandsrand | 68802 | 0.19 | 1,786 | Sotho |
Elandsridge | 78807 | 2.78 | 2,881 | Afrikaans |
Fochville | 68803 | 9.53 | 11,344 | Afrikaans |
Khutsong | 78808 | 8.60 | 69,858 | Tswana |
Kokosi |
68804 | 4.90 | 23,062 | Tswana |
Leeupoort | 68805 | 0.30 | 1,176 | Sotho |
Letsatsing | 78809 | 0.76 | 1,511 | Xhosa |
Oberholzer | 78811 | 3.09 | 5,368 | Afrikaans |
Phomolong | 78812 | 0.25 | 947 | Xhosa |
Wedela |
68807 | 2.18 | 14,159 | Xhosa |
Welverdiend | 78813 | 4.06 | 2,226 | Afrikaans |
Westdriefontein |
78814 | 38.29 | 4,792 | Sotho |
Western Deep Levels Mine |
78815 | 44.72 | 11,274 | Sotho |
Remainder of the municipality | 78810 + 68806 | 1,471.53 | 12,144 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifty-five members elected by
The following table shows the results of the election.[8]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 2,024 | 5.18 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 625 | 1.60 | 0 | 654 | 1.68 | 1 | 1 | |
African Independent Congress | 443 | 1.13 | 0 | 460 | 1.18 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 395 | 1.01 | 0 | 402 | 1.03 | 1 | 1 | |
10 other parties | 1,101 | 2.82 | 0 | 1,377 | 3.54 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 39,083 | 100.00 | 28 | 38,883 | 100.00 | 27 | 55 | |
Valid votes | 39,083 | 98.06 | 38,883 | 97.41 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 772 | 1.94 | 1,033 | 2.59 | ||||
Total votes | 39,855 | 100.00 | 39,916 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 94,811 | 42.04 | 94,811 | 42.10 |
Management
The power utility Eskom has identified Merafong as a municipality with a poor payment record. Its debt with Eskom rose from over R570 million in 2021[9] to R700 million in 2022[10] when they were in discussions with the utility to address the monthly shortfalls.
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. 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.
- ^ Integrated Development Plan. Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine Merafong City Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.
- ^ "NCOP Passes Merafong Bills." Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine Press release. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Retrieved on Oct 15, 2009.
- ^ a b c About Merafong. Merafong City Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Merafong City". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ Khumalo, Sibongile (2 September 2021). "Eskom wins judgment against Emfuleni municipality over R1.3 billion debt". news24.com. fin24. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Merafong Municipality working with Eskom to repay R700 million in debt". ewn.co.za. Eyewitness News. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
External links
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