Mantsopa Local Municipality

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Mantsopa
Local municipality
Mantsopa CoA.png
Seal
Map of the Free State with Mantsopa highlighted.svg
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Seat Ladybrand
Wards 9
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorMamsie Tsoene (ANC)
Area
 • Total4,291 km2 (1,657 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total51,056
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 88.4%
 •  Coloured 3.9%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.6%
 •  White 6.6%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Sotho 82.1%
 •  Afrikaans 9.8%
 •  English 4.1%
 •  Sign language 1.4%
 • Other2.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS196

Mantsopa Municipality (Sotho : Masepala wa Mantsopa) is a local municipality within the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.

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Origin of the name

Basotho prophet 'Mantsopa Makhetha [4] was a cousin to King Moshoeshoe I, who banished her from the Kingdom when he suspected that her powers were greater than his. When she arrived at Modderpoort there were no houses and, according to legend, she stayed in a cave. In 1886 a group of men called The Brotherhood of St Augustine arrived at Modderpoort, and 'Mantsopa accommodated them in her cave. The missionaries decided to stay and they turned the cave into a chapel. 'Mantsopa later joined the church and was baptised and given the name Anna. 'Mantsopa's grave continues to be visited and offerings are still placed on or near it. [5]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Borwa 40601 0.423,294 Sotho
Dipeleng 40602 0.15822Sotho
Excelsior 40603 11.37485 Afrikaans
Hobhouse 40604 11.792,589Sotho
Ladybrand 40605 43.054,214Afrikaans
Mahalatswetsa 40606 1.644,881Sotho
Manyatseng 40608 2.6414,177Sotho
Thaba Phatswa 40609 2.17434Afrikaans
Thusanong 40610 0.562,989Sotho
Tweespruit 40611 3.041,056Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 40607 4,213.0820,377Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 eleven seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election. [7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 7,28558.9687,37460.23311
Democratic Alliance 2,95923.9512,92523.8934
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,2259.9101,24110.1422
Congress of the People 3602.9103212.6211
Independent candidates 1861.5100
5 other parties3412.7603833.1300
Total12,356100.00912,244100.00918
Valid votes12,35698.5212,24498.51
Invalid/blank votes1851.481851.49
Total votes12,541100.0012,429100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,61245.4227,61245.01

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The Mantsopa Local Municipality elections is a democratic process through which the residents of Mantsopa Local Municipality, located in the Free State province of South Africa, elect their local government representatives. The Mantsopa Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mantsopa Makhetha". 6 September 2019.
  5. ↑ South African Languages: Place names
  6. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

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