Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

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Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
District municipality
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Location in South Africa
Country South Africa
Province North West
Seat Vryburg
Local municipalities
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Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorTebogo Babuile (EFF) [2]
Area
 • Total
43,700 km2 (16,900 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
 • Total
463,815
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 •  Black African 91.4%
 •  Coloured 4.0%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.4%
 •  White 3.9%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Tswana 83.6%
 •  Afrikaans 7.6%
 •  English 1.9%
 •  Sotho 1.8%
 • Other5.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC39
Website drrsmdm.gov.za

The Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati), formerly the Bophirima District Municipality, [4] is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Vryburg. As of 2011, the majority of its 439,637 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC39. It is South Africa's largest beef producing district, with Hereford cattle the most popular. It is sometimes called "the Texas of South Africa". Maize and peanuts are important crops produced in the district. The district was renamed after the former Mayor of Vryburg, Ruth Mompati.

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Geography

Neighbours

Mompati District is surrounded (clockwise) by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following 5 local municipalities:

Local municipalityPopulation%Dominant language
Greater Taung 177 64238.30% Tswana
Kagisano-Molopo 105 78922.81%Tswana
Naledi 66 78114.40%Tswana
Mamusa 60 35513.01%Tswana
Lekwa-Teemane 53 24811.48%Tswana

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

LanguagePopulation%
Tswana 384 95683.60%
Afrikaans 35 2137.65%
English 8 6961.89%
Sotho 8 1181.76%
Xhosa 7 0921.54%
Ndebele 4 3100.94%
Other 4 2870.93%
Zulu 3 9640.86%
Sign language1 7660.38%
Northern Sotho 1 2110.26%
Tsonga 4810.10%
Venda 2140.05%
Swati 1550.03%

Gender

GenderPopulation%
Female239,09751.55%
Male224,71848.45%

Ethnic group

Ethnic groupPopulation%
Black African423,98091.41%
Coloured18,3463.96%
White18,1273.91%
Indian/Asian1,3580.43%

Age

AgePopulation%
000 - 00450 05111.38%
005 - 00955 30312.58%
010 - 01456 82512.93%
015 - 01952 12911.86%
020 - 02438 4818.75%
025 - 02931 1847.09%
030 - 03426 7806.09%
035 - 03925 2345.74%
040 - 04422 1625.04%
045 - 04918 3544.17%
050 - 05414 8013.37%
055 - 05912 8822.93%
060 - 06410 8922.48%
065 - 0698 5201.94%
070 - 0746 4431.47%
075 - 0794 7551.08%
080 - 0842 9930.68%
085 - 0891 1240.26%
090 - 0944690.11%
095 - 0991900.04%
100 plus650.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Mompati District in the South African general election, 2004.

PartyVotes%
African National Congress 124 83281.31%
United Christian Democratic Party 14 6269.53%
Democratic Alliance 4 8663.17%
African Christian Democratic Party 1 7081.11%
Pan African Congress 1 5311.00%
Freedom Front Plus 1 4730.96%
Independent Democrats 9380.61%
United Democratic Movement 7770.51%
New National Party 6730.44%
Azanian People's Organisation 5860.38%
EMSA 2540.17%
Inkhata Freedom Party 2470.16%
SOPA 2170.14%
PJC 1410.09%
NA 1350.09%
CDP 1300.08%
UF 1300.08%
TOP 1110.07%
NLP 560.04%
KISS 480.03%
Minority Front 380.02%
Total153 517100.00%

Results From Local Government Election 2021

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati - Municipal election results

Party NameAbbr.Total

Valid Votes

% TotalValid Votes
African National CongressANC60 75760,43%
Economic Freedom FightersEFF20 70320,59%
Democratic AllianceDA5 7435,71%
Azanian Independent Community MovementAICM4 1274,10%
Forum 4 Service DeliveryF4SD2 7412,73%
Vryheidsfront PlusVF PLUS2 4502,44%
United Christian Democratic PartyUCDP1 1821,18%
Congress of the PeopleCOPE6690,67%
Patriotic AlliancePA6390,64%
African Christian Democratic PartyACDP6080,60%
African Transformation MovementATM4620,46%
Inkatha Freedom PartyIFP4580,46%
Total Valid Votes100 539100,00%

Corruption

In November 2023, the municipality was reported as having spent R38 million on a call centre, which included highly inflated prices for equipment, such as a recurring monthly fee of R469 per mouse, an item which would cost around R300 to purchase. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Dr Ruth S Mompati District Municipality. 2021. Council. https://drrsmdm.gov.za/council Date of access: 04 May 2022
  3. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Municipal Names". Municipal Demarcation Board. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  5. ↑ Masungwini, Norman. "Opposition parties bay for blood over municipality's R38 million shack call centre scandal". City Press. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  6. ↑ Staff Writer. "Municipality blew R38 million on South Africa's "most expensive shack"". MyBroadband. Retrieved 2023-11-10.

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