Maletswai Local Municipality

Maletswai
Former local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°41′S26°42′E / 30.683°S 26.700°E / -30.683; 26.700
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Seat	Aliwal North
Wards	6
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Past Mayor	N.S. Mathetha
Area
• Total	4,358 km2 (1,683 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	43,800
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
•  Black African	85.3%
•  Coloured	7.4%
•  Indian/Asian	0.2%
•  White	6.7%
First languages (2011) [2]
•  Xhosa	62.3%
•  Sotho	19.2%
•  Afrikaans	14.2%
•  English	2.6%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	EC143

Maletswai Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Joe Gqabi District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality was merged with Gariep Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections to form the new Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.

Maletswai is a Sesotho name that means "a place of salt". ^[3] The thermal springs resort, named Aliwal Spa, is located within the municipal area and produces salty water, rich in minerals, from underground. During 2010-2014 this once beautiful resort was re-constructed and opened to the public again in 2015.

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: ^[4]

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population
Maletswai	288002	7.95	16,001
Dukathole	288001	4.98	19,152
Jamestown	288004	11.98	4,666
Remainder of the municipality	288003	4,306.13	3,981

Neighbours

The neighbours of Maletswai Local Municipality in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality (DC14) are:

• Gariep Local Municipality to the West and
• Senqu Local Municipality to the East.

South of Maletswai lies the Chris Hani District Municipality (DC13) with:

• Lukhanji (Queenstown) and
• Inkwanca (Molteno).

On the Free State side is Mohokare Local Municipality in the Xhariep District Municipality (DC16).

Politics

The municipal council consisted of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six were 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 nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	7,972	8,307	16,279	68.2	6	3	9
	Democratic Alliance	1,712	1,796	3,508	14.7	0	2	2
	United Residents Front	812	1,602	2,414	10.1	0	1	1
	Independent	1,033	–	1,033	4.3	0	–	0
	UDM	342	286	628	2.6	0	0	0
Total		11,871	11,991	23,862	100.0	6	6	12
Spoilt votes		443	344	787

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. South African Languages - Place names
4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maletswai" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Maletswai" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

• Official website