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ǃKheis Local Municipality
View on WikipediaǃKheis Municipality (Afrikaans: !Kheis Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoikhoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoekhoe people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.[4]
Key Information
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Main places
[edit]The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boegoeberg | 31802 | 0.37 | 1,587 |
| Gannaput | 31803 | 0.37 | 965 |
| Groblershoop | 31804 | 1.26 | 437 |
| Grootdrink | 31805 | 0.46 | 2,177 |
| Stutterheim | 31806 | 0.80 | 3,043 |
| Wegdraai | 31807 | 0.77 | 1,559 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31801 | 5,518.68 | 6,274 |
Politics
[edit]The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 obtained a majority of seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| ǃKheis local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 3,120 | 3,273 | 6,393 | 46.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,279 | 1,633 | 2,912 | 21.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,737 | – | 1,737 | 12.6% | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 420 | 517 | 937 | 6.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 205 | 565 | 770 | 5.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Khoisan Revolution | 151 | 395 | 546 | 4.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 118 | 354 | 472 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,030 | 6,737 | 13,767 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,030 | 6,737 | 13,767 | 96.6% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 102 | 385 | 487 | 3.4% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 7,132 | 7,122 | 14,254 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 7,140 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 10,075 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 70.9% | |||||||
Economy
[edit]As of 2020, 500 homes are powered by solar panels with battery storage.[8]
Financial mismanagement
[edit]In January 2025, the municipality was listed as one of the top ten municipalities in arrears on their pension contributions.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Sarah (2020-01-20). "Solar and battery systems power up South African shacks". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ Banda, Michelle (2025-01-30). "Free State's Mafube Municipality owes workers' pension fund R14m, racks up R113m in arrears". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
External links
[edit]Municipalities and communities of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Upington | ||
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| !Kheis | ||
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