Ratlou Local Municipality

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Ratlou
Local municipality
Ratlou CoA.png
Seal
Map of the North West with Ratlou highlighted (2011).svg
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Seat Setlagole
Wards 14
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorMatlhomola Jafta (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total4,884 km2 (1,886 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total107,339
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 98.2%
 •  Coloured 0.7%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.2%
 •  White 0.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Tswana 87.9%
 •  Sotho 3.7%
 •  English 2.0%
 •  Xhosa 1.9%
 • Other4.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW381

Ratlou Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Ratlou), formerly Setla-Kgobi Municipality, is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa.

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Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Barolong Ba Ga Makgobi 60601 309.222,141 Tswana
Barolong Ba Ga Molefe Ba Moata 60602 266.7012,725Tswana
Barolong Boo Rashidi 60603 56.3342Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratlou Ba Ga Phoi 60604 650.2771,190Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Masibi 60605 952.2615,825Tswana
Remainder of the municipality 60606 2,303.382,404Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 nineteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 13,44368.001413,33867.65519
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,42112.2502,51912.7833
Forum for Service Delivery 1,9139.6801,8709.4833
Democratic Alliance 8194.1407914.0111
United Christian Democratic Party 4312.1805332.7011
Independent candidates 2891.4600
3 other parties4542.3006653.3700
Total19,770100.001419,716100.001327
Valid votes19,77097.4419,71697.16
Invalid/blank votes5202.565772.84
Total votes20,290100.0020,293100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,18743.0047,18743.01

Corruption

In October 2023, a report unveiled numerous incidents of corruption in the municipality, with the municipality accused of having paid millions of rands for the installation of dysfunctional water tanks, over R4 million for the construction of two roads which were never built, and over R3 million for a stadium that was never built. [5]

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The Ratlou Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 nineteen seats.

References

  1. ↑ "Ratlou Local Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ratlou". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Masungwini, Norman. "Millions paid for non-existent roads, stadium and incomplete boreholes in North West municipality". City Press. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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