Letsemeng Local Municipality Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places :[ 4]
Place Code Area (km2 ) Population Most spoken language
Boitumelong 40101 0.24 330 Afrikaans
Bolokanang 40102 0.92 6,343 Tswana
Diamant Hoogte 40103 0.11 1,208 Afrikaans
Ditlhake 40104 2.21 8,727 Afrikaans
Jacobsdal 40105 2.25 1,709 Afrikaans
Koffiefontein 40106 33.79 1,443 Afrikaans
Luckhoff 40108 30.38 2,388 Afrikaans
Oppermans 40109 0.26 1,167 Afrikaans
Petrusburg 40110 1.99 588 Afrikaans
Ratanang 40111 0.62 4,852 Afrikaans
Relebohile 40112 0.15 671 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 40107 10,155.00 13,533 Afrikaans
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards , while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 6,188 64.02 7 6,220 65.04 2 9 Democratic Alliance 1,531 15.84 0 1,562 16.33 2 2 Economic Freedom Fighters 1,009 10.44 0 1,064 11.13 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 484 5.01 0 494 5.17 1 1 Independent candidates 286 2.96 0 0 2 other parties 167 1.73 0 223 2.33 0 0 Total 9,665 100.00 7 9,563 100.00 6 13 Valid votes 9,665 97.69 9,563 96.72 Invalid/blank votes 229 2.31 324 3.28 Total votes 9,894 100.00 9,887 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 19,472 50.81 19,472 50.78
Corruption
In August 2025, the ANC Provincial Executive Committee resolved to fire all its leaders in the underperforming local municipalities to address governance failures, corruption, and service delivery challenges ahead of the 2026 local elections. Letsemeng was one of those municipalities affected after years of wasteful expenditures and irregular expenses.[ 6]
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