Midvaal Local Municipality

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Midvaal
Local municipality
Midvaal CoA.png
Seal
Map of Gauteng with Midvaal highlighted.svg
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°35′S28°05′E / 26.583°S 28.083°E / -26.583; 28.083
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
District Sedibeng
Seat Meyerton
Wards 15
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Peter Teixeira (DA)
Area
 • Total1,722 km2 (665 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
 • Total112,254
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[2]
 •  Black African 69.7%
 •  Coloured 1.5%
 •  Indian/Asian 1.3%
 •  White 27.3%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Afrikaans 30.9%
 •  Sotho 27.9%
 •  English 14.0%
 •  Zulu 11.8%
 • Other15.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT422

Midvaal Municipality (Afrikaans : Midvaal Munisipaliteit; Sotho : Masepala wa Midvaal; Zulu : UMasipala wase Midvaal) is a local municipality within the Sedibeng District Municipality, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The municipality's name references its geographical location in-between the Johannesburg and East Rand areas and the Vaal and Vereeniging areas. [4]

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Midvaal Municipality is the fastest growing municipality in Gauteng due to its rapid economic growth. [5] Midvaal has undergone a radical change from a quaint country area to a booming tourist, recreational and industrial centre in southern Gauteng.[ citation needed ] Midvaal has grown from 60,000 residents in 2001 to about 100,000 in 2011. A report by the Gauteng Provincial Government ranked Midvaal as the province's top municipality in terms of quality of life. [6] In December 2010, Midvaal was ranked 23rd out of 231 municipalities. [7]

The Oprah Winfrey School was established in the area. [8] [ citation needed ] In addition, golfer Greg Norman invested into the Eye of Africa Golfing Estate development, for which he designed the golf course. The municipality's major achievement has been attracting Sedibeng Breweries, South Africa's distributors of Heineken, into the area. The brewery has set up its national offices along the R59 freeway corridor and has brought with it new opportunities for job creation and small businesses.[ citation needed ]

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 Democratic Alliance (DA) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election. [9]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance 19,38462.441219,47162.95719
African National Congress 6,61321.3036,51521.0636
Freedom Front Plus 1,9636.3201,9096.1722
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,5895.1201,5294.9422
Transformative Youth Movement 5891.9005371.7411
Independent candidates 1050.3400
10 other parties8022.5809723.1400
Total31,045100.001530,933100.001530
Valid votes31,04598.9030,93398.76
Invalid/blank votes3441.103881.24
Total votes31,389100.0031,321100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,12254.0158,12253.89

Demographics

Group2001 Census %2011 Census %Change % Change
Black African 38,16859.05%55,64358.39%17,475Increase2.svg0.66% Decrease2.svg
White 25,29539.13%36,86938.69%11,574Increase2.svg0.44% Decrease2.svg
Coloured 8881.37%1,5581.63%670Increase2.svg0.26% Increase2.svg
Indian or Asian 2910.45%7500.79%459Increase2.svg0.34% Increase2.svg
OtherNo Data–4800.50%n/a Steady2.svgn/a Steady2.svg
Total population64,642100.00%95,301100.00%30,659Increase2.svg47.4% Increase2.svg

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [10]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Evaton 70502 1.393,406 Sotho
Meyerton 70503 114.2824,215Afrikaans
Randvaal 70505 74.147,933 English
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve 70506 113.790-
Vaal Marina 70507 2.609Sotho
Walkerville 70509 151.549,662English
Remainder of the municipality 70504 1,218.4412,723Sotho

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References

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