Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality
| Ephraim Mogale | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Sekhukhune | |
| Seat | Marble Hall | |
| Wards | 16 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Yvonne Mmakola | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 123,648 | |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 97.8% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 1.6% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 78.8% | |
| • Tsonga | 6.9% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 3.8% | |
| • Zulu | 2.2% | |
| • Other | 8.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM471 | |
Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality (until 28 January 2010 named Greater Marble Hall Local Municipality) is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality is Marble Hall.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| Elandskraal | 98301 | 2.34 | 5,590 | Northern Sotho |
| Marble Hall | 88302 | 7.76 | 2,780 | Afrikaans |
| Matlala | 98302 | 678.08 | 35,108 | Northern Sotho |
| Mokerong | 98303 | 61.02 | 0 | - |
| Moutse 1 | 88303 | 167.51 | 36,941 | Northern Sotho |
| Nebo | 98304 | 0.25 | 1,185 | Northern Sotho |
| Potgietersrus | 98305 | 2.62 | 1,405 | Northern Sotho |
| Rahlangane Part 1 | 98306 | 61.65 | 18,695 | Northern Sotho |
| Rahlangane Part 2 | 88304 | 1.58 | 39 | Northern Sotho |
| Van der Merwe's Kraal | 98307 | 2.05 | 4,877 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 88301 | 807.00 | 14,686 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 18 May 2011, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 17,424 | 18,981 | 36,405 | 69.8 | 14 | 9 | 23 | |
| Mpumalanga Party | 2,325 | 2,837 | 5,162 | 9.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent | 3,819 | – | 3,819 | 7.3 | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,603 | 1,742 | 3,345 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 571 | 923 | 1,494 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 407 | 449 | 856 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 188 | 635 | 823 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | 92 | 167 | 259 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 26,429 | 25,734 | 52,163 | 100.0 | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| Spoilt votes | 804 | 1,528 | 2,332 | |||||
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