Thabazimbi Local Municipality

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Thabazimbi
Local municipality
Thabazimbi CoA.png
Seal
Map of Limpopo with Thabazimbi highlighted.svg
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°35′S27°10′E / 24.583°S 27.167°E / -24.583; 27.167
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Waterberg
Seat Thabazimbi
Wards 12
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorTokkie Swanepoel [2] (DA)
 • SpeakerButana Thlabadira [2]
Area
 • Total
11,190 km2 (4,320 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [3]
 • Total
65,047
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[3]
 •  Black African 76.2%
 •  Coloured 0.5%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.4%
 •  White 22.8%
First languages (2011)
[4]
 •  Tswana 41.2%
 •  Afrikaans 15.7%
 •  Xhosa 12.3%
 •  Northern Sotho 8.0%
 • Other22.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM361

Thabazimbi Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Thabazimbi; Afrikaans : Thabazimbi Munisipaliteit; Xhosa : uMasipala wase Thabazimbi) is a local municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Thabazimbi.

Contents

Thabazimbi is a Sotho–Nguni name meaning "iron ore mountain". The early Bantu communities (Sotho, Venda, Kalanga, Nguni and Nyasa) worked on this mountain to mine iron. [5]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Amandelbult 91401 47.732,076 Tswana
Ipeleng 91402 0.02940Tswana
Middeldrift 91403 1.152,138 Afrikaans
Mmebane 91404 0.01283 Northern Sotho
Northam 91405 47.566,180Tswana
Regorogile 91406 1.117,609Tswana
Rooiberg Tin Mine 91407 4.32250Afrikaans
Rooikrans 91408 2.69153Tswana
Smersha Block 91409 1.3312,875 Xhosa
Swartklip 91410 14.182,912Afrikaans
Swartkop 91411 0.56103Afrikaans
Thabazimbi 91413 10.764,423Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 91412 9,723.0623,968Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 plurality of 11 seats.

The following table shows the results of the election.

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 8,84547.34118,82747.46011
Democratic Alliance 2,87215.3712,83415.2434
Thabazimbi Residents Association 2,03110.8702,07711.1733
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,92910.3201,94010.4322
Freedom Front Plus 1,7249.2301,6418.8222
Thabazimbi Forum for Service Delivery 6043.2306653.5811
Independent candidates 1590.8500
3 other parties5202.7806153.3100
Total18,684100.001218,599100.001123
Valid votes18,68498.6118,59998.62
Invalid/blank votes2631.392601.38
Total votes18,947100.0018,859100.00
Registered voters/turnout45,68841.4745,68841.28

[7]

The municipality was dissolved due to dysfunctionality, and a full set of elections, ward and PR, were held to elect a new council in December 2024. [8] The following table shows the results of the election.

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 7,76639.21107,94340.09010
Democratic Alliance 3,17216.0213,25116.4134
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,62613.2602,65213.3933
Labour Party 1,6828.4911,7228.6912
Freedom Front Plus 1,4447.2901,3636.8822
uMkhonto weSizwe 6663.3606803.4311
Thabazimbi Residents Association 3161.6004472.2611
Independent candidates 4372.2100
14 other parties1,6958.5601,7548.8500
Total19,804100.001219,812100.001123
Valid votes19,80498.5319,81298.47
Invalid/blank votes2951.473081.53
Total votes20,099100.0020,120100.00
Registered voters/turnout51,39939.1051,39939.14
Source: [9] [10]

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The Thabazimbi Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 plurality of 11 seats on the council.

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 "DA's Tokkie Swanepoel elected as the Mayor of the Thabazimbi Municipality".
  3. 1 2 "Thabazimbi (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  6. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Thabazimbi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  8. ↑ Sussman, Wayne (2024-12-05). "Thabazimbi by-election: ANC weathers storm, carnage for local parties". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Municipal by-election results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Municipal by-elections dashboard". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
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