Nketoana Local Municipality

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Nketoana
Local municipality
Nketoana CoA.png
Seal
Map of the Free State with Nketoana highlighted.svg
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Seat Reitz
Wards 9
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorMamiki Mokoena
Area
 • Total5,611 km2 (2,166 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total60,324
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 91.4%
 •  Coloured 0.3%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.2%
 •  White 7.8%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Sotho 75.9%
 •  Zulu 10.7%
 •  Afrikaans 8.7%
 •  Sign language 1.7%
 • Other3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS193

Nketoana Municipality (Sotho : Masepala wa Nketoana; Zulu : UMasipala wase Nketoana) is a local municipality within the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.

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Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Arlington 41401 5.51222 Sotho
Cremona 41402 0.462,021Sotho
Leratswana 41403 0.823,429Sotho
Lindley 41404 21.071,621Afrikaans
Mamafubedu 41405 1.388,121Sotho
Ntha 41407 2.168,500Sotho
Petrus Steyn 41408 9.741,163 Afrikaans
Petsana 41409 2.7613,670Sotho
Reitz 41410 6.511,781Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 41406 5,560.9221,423Sotho

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 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a reduced majority of ten seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 6,46949.2687,14854.72210
Democratic Alliance 1,61312.2811,69512.9823
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,50111.4301,69813.0022
Freedom Front Plus 1,0397.9101,0297.8822
Independent candidates 1,88714.3700
All Unemployment Labour Alliance 6765.1811
5 other parties6244.7508166.2500
Total13,133100.00913,062100.00918
Valid votes13,13398.0113,06297.49
Invalid/blank votes2671.993362.51
Total votes13,400100.0013,398100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,69146.7028,69146.70

Corruption and service delivery protests

In 2019, residents of Mamafubedu torched the house of Mamikie Mokoena, Nketoana Local Municipality Mayor, accusing the mayor of failing to deliver water for a week to residents of Mandela Park.Residents are still living under bad conditions as sewage spillages is a challenge as toilets aren't working since 2019. [6]

In June 2024, the Democratic Alliance accused to municipality of purchasing a truck for R2.3 million in May 2023, but never used it, leaving it parked at the municipal offices. [7]

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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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nketoana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ↑ https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sundayworld/news/2019-08-06-residents-vent-anger-on-mayor-police/
  7. ↑ Kgobotlo, Boitumelo (2024-06-18). "R2m truck stands idle a year after Free State municipality bought it". Sunday World. Retrieved 2024-07-03.

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