Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality

Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E / -26.550; 29.167
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Pixley Ka Seme
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Municipal codeMP304

Pixley Ka Seme Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala iPixley ka Seme) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Volksrust is the seat of the municipality.

The municipality is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, a founder and president of the African National Congress.

Main places

The

main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Amersfoort 80401 2.37 1,405 Zulu
Daggakraal 80402 45.97 17,352 Zulu
eSizameleni
80403 1.38 4,875 Zulu
eZamokuhle
80404 6.66 6,933 Zulu
Perdekop 80405 1.88 2,304 Zulu
Siyazenzela
80407 0.42 889 Zulu
Volksrust 80408 20.90 5,676 Afrikaans
Vukuzakhe
80409 3.72 14,792 Zulu
Wakkerstroom 80410 5.89 775 Zulu
Witkoppie 80411 13.44 177 Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 80406 5,125.35 25,556 Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-one 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) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Independent candidates
2421.4700
5 other parties8285.0309195.5200
Total16,448100.001116,645100.001021
Valid votes16,44897.7916,64597.44
Invalid/blank votes3722.214372.56
Total votes16,820100.0017,082100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,76744.5437,76745.23

References

  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. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-07-12.

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