Thaba Chweu Local Municipality

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Thaba Chweu
Thaba Chweu CoA.png
Map of Mpumalanga with Thaba Chweu highlighted (2011).svg
Location in Mpumalanga
Coordinates: 25°5′S30°35′E / 25.083°S 30.583°E / -25.083; 30.583
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Ehlanzeni
Seat Lydenburg
Wards 14
Government
[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Friddah Nkadimeng (ANC)
Area
  Total5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total98,387
  Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
   Black African 81.6%
   Coloured 2.6%
   Indian/Asian 0.6%
   White 14.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
   Northern Sotho 36.2%
   Swazi 17.8%
   Afrikaans 15.2%
   Zulu 7.7%
  Other23.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP321

Thaba Chweu Municipality (Northern Sotho : Mmasepala wa Thaba Chweu; Swazi : Masipaladi iThaba Chweu; Afrikaans : Thaba Chweu Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

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Thaba Chweu Municipality - Graskop Administration Unit

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Graskop 81401 1.572,326 Afrikaans
Lydenburg 81402 26.126,858Afrikaans
Mashishing 81403 4.1916,185 Northern Sotho
Pilgrim's Rest 81404 15.2816,251Northern Sotho
Sabie 81405 78.815,674Afrikaans
Simile 81406 0.946,265 Swazi
Remainder of the municipality 81407 5,553.7727,679Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen 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 sixteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election. [4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 12,55258.051212,69958.61416
Democratic Alliance 4,74421.9424,73021.8346
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,43511.2602,57011.8633
Freedom Front Plus 7733.5707933.6611
African Unified Movement 3001.3902821.3011
Independent candidates 3051.4100
6 other parties5142.3805942.7400
Total21,623100.001421,668100.001327
Valid votes21,62398.4721,66898.38
Invalid/blank votes3371.533571.62
Total votes21,960100.0022,025100.00
Registered voters/turnout50,95943.0950,95943.22

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
16 March 2022 [5] 83201006 African National Congress African Unified Movement

After the by-election, the council was reconfigured as below: [6]

PartySeats
WardListTotal
African National Congress 11415
Democratic Alliance 246
Economic Freedom Fighters 033
African Unified Movement 112
Freedom Front Plus 011
Total141327

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