Rustenburg Local Municipality Local municipality in North West, South Africa
Rustenburg Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Rustenburg Afrikaans : Rustenburg Munisipaliteit local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality , in the North West province of South Africa . Rustenburg is situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range. Rustenburg (meaning "town of rest" or "resting place" in Afrikaans) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The city of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest from both Johannesburg and Pretoria . It is a malaria-free area. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province.
Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest".[ 4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places :[ 5]
Place Code Area (km2 ) Population Most spoken language
Bafokeng 60301 1,040.98 132,277 Tswana
Bakwena Ba Magopa 60302 297.74 16,049 Tswana
Baphalane 60303 2.85 3,399 Tswana
Bapo Ba Ga Mogale 60304 29.41 8,412 Tswana
Boitekong 60305 2.15 21,547 Tswana
Hartebeesfontein 60306 5.89 23,965 Tswana
Magaliesberg Nature Reserve 60307 132.58 1,196 Tswana
Mankwe 60308 1.50 1,463 Tswana
Meriting 60309 1.88 10,711 Tswana
Monakato 60310 3.42 7,602 Tswana
Paardekraal Platinum Mine 60312 0.37 24 Xhosa
Paardekraal 60311 1.91 7,215 Tswana
Phatsima 60313 2.23 5,921 Tswana
Rooikoppies 60314 0.46 3,670 Tswana
Rustenburg Part 160315 183.39 67,196 Afrikaans
Rustenburg Part 360320 2.58 4,662 Tswana
Sunrise Park 60316 2.14 10,312 Tswana
Tlhabane 60317 5.12 31,338 Tswana
Waterval 60318 0.57 979 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 60319 1,774.55 37,581 Tswana
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards , while the remaining forty-four are chosen from 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 no party won a majority on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[ 6]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 46,291 45.51 35 48,875 47.96 8 43 Economic Freedom Fighters 17,574 17.28 1 18,896 18.54 16 17 Democratic Alliance 14,322 14.08 7 14,016 13.75 6 13 Tsogang Civic Movement 7,806 7.67 1 8,155 8.00 6 7 Independent candidates 7,525 7.40 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 3,614 3.55 0 3,514 3.45 3 3 Arona 540 0.53 0 1,603 1.57 1 1 African Independent Congress 408 0.40 0 1,193 1.17 1 1 Forum for Service Delivery 425 0.42 0 1,159 1.14 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 814 0.80 0 757 0.74 1 1 United Democratic Movement 546 0.54 0 615 0.60 1 1 Botho Community Movement 470 0.46 0 433 0.42 1 1 13 other parties 1,377 1.35 0 2,694 2.64 0 0 Total 101,712 100.00 45 101,910 100.00 45 90 Valid votes 101,712 97.96 101,910 97.29 Invalid/blank votes 2,118 2.04 2,836 2.71 Total votes 103,830 100.00 104,746 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 288,347 36.01 288,347 36.33
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