Ditsobotla | |
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![]() Location in the North West | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
Seat | Lichtenburg |
Wards | 21 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Tsholofelo Moreo |
Area | |
• Total | 6,465 km2 (2,496 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 168,902 |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 89.1% |
• Coloured | 1.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
• White | 8.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 78.6% |
• Afrikaans | 9.8% |
• Xhosa | 3.0% |
• English | 2.4% |
• Other | 6.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | NW384 |
Ditsobotla Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Ditsobotla) is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Lichtenburg.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Bakwena Ba Ga Serobatse | 60901 | 2.37 | 1,392 | Tswana |
Banogeng | 60902 | 0.72 | 502 | Tswana |
Boikhutso | 60903 | 2.22 | 16,914 | Tswana |
Coligny | 60904 | 3.50 | 2,271 | Afrikaans |
Ga-Raphalane | 60906 | 26.34 | 24,104 | Tswana |
Itekeng | 60907 | 0.35 | 2,591 | Tswana |
Itsoseng | 60908 | 7.62 | 22,879 | Tswana |
Kopano | 60909 | 6.78 | 8,325 | Tswana |
Lichtenburg | 60910 | 87.13 | 11,927 | Afrikaans |
Mosiane | 60911 | 1.73 | 1,056 | Tswana |
Tlhabologang | 60912 | 0.63 | 5,852 | Tswana |
Remainder of the municipality | 60905 | 6,325.49 | 45,059 | Tswana |
The municipal council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 15,005 | 50.00 | 17 | 15,625 | 53.19 | 4 | 21 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,195 | 13.98 | 0 | 4,838 | 16.47 | 6 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,276 | 14.25 | 3 | 4,291 | 14.61 | 3 | 6 | |
Independent candidates | 3,082 | 10.27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 1,226 | 4.09 | 0 | 1,305 | 4.44 | 2 | 2 | |
Forum for Service Delivery | 1,082 | 3.61 | 0 | 1,109 | 3.78 | 2 | 2 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 401 | 1.34 | 0 | 442 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | |
African Independent Congress | 770 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 | ||||
7 other parties | 740 | 2.47 | 0 | 994 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 30,007 | 100.00 | 20 | 29,374 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 | |
Valid votes | 30,007 | 97.03 | 29,374 | 95.10 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 918 | 2.97 | 1,515 | 4.90 | ||||
Total votes | 30,925 | 100.00 | 30,889 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 69,421 | 44.55 | 69,421 | 44.50 |
After infighting between two African National Congress factions, resulting in the council having two mayors and two speakers, the council was dissolved by the national and provincial governments. A by-election to elect an entirely new council will be held in December 2022. [5]
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