Westonaria Local Municipality

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Westonaria
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Map of Gauteng with Westonaria highlighted.svg
Location of Westonaria Local Municipality within Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°20′S27°40′E / 26.333°S 27.667°E / -26.333; 27.667
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
District West Rand
Seat Westonaria
Wards 16
Government
[1]
  Type Municipal council
  MayorNonkoliso Tundzi
Area
  Total
640 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total
111,767
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
   Black African 91.4%
   Coloured 0.7%
   Indian/Asian 0.3%
   White 7.0%
First languages (2011)
[2]
   Xhosa 26.9%
   Sotho 18.8%
   Tswana 14.5%
   Tsonga 10.4%
  Other29.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT483

Westonaria Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with the Randfontein Local Municipality into the larger Rand West City Local Municipality.

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Background

The mining industry represents the largest employment sector in the municipality. The unemployment rate is approximately 30%. In 2007, 34% of households had access to piped water inside their homes, an improvement of 14 percentage points since 2001. Electricity is used for lighting, cooking, and heating in about 65% of households. [3]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bekkersdal 70301 11.0355,838 Xhosa
Cooke Mine 70302 2.731,215 Tsonga
Elsburg Gold Mine 70303 11.783,238Tsonga
Etlebeni 70304 1.06636Xhosa
Glen Harvie 70305 3.964,757 Afrikaans
Hills Haven 70306 1.352,147Afrikaans
Johannesburg 70307 3.58315 Sotho
Kloof Gold Mine 70308 18.076,819Sotho
Leeudoorn Mine 70309 8.862,610Sotho
Libanon Gold Mine 70310 12.563,013Xhosa
Modderfontein 70311 0.46490Sotho
Panvlak Gold Mine 70312 3.13815Xhosa
Randfontein Mine 70313 10.222,774Tsonga
Venterspost 70314 40.191,048Afrikaans
Waterpan 70315 1.57433Afrikaans
Westonaria 70317 6.468,441Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 70316 478.9014,731 Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [5] [6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 17,90318,13836,04174.415823
DA 3,3523,2466,59813.6134
AZAPO 7837731,5563.2011
COPE 7836801,4633.0011
IFP 6106251,2352.5011
UDM 3973777741.6011
APC 1591553140.6000
VF+ 871142010.4000
Socialist Party of Azania 80871670.3000
Independent 52520.100
NFP 52520.100
Total24,25824,19548,453100.0161531
Spoilt votes588407995

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Integrated Development Plan (IDP). Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Westonaria Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Westonaria" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Westonaria" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.