Westonaria Local Municipality

Westonaria
Local municipality

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Location of Westonaria Local Municipality within Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°20′S 27°40′E / 26.333°S 27.667°E / -26.333; 27.667Coordinates: 26°20′S 27°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
 • Mayor Nonkoliso Tundzi
Area
 • Total 640 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 111,767
 • Density 170/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)[3]
 • Xhosa 26.9%
 • Sotho 18.8%
 • Tswana 14.5%
 • Tsonga 10.4%
 • Other 29.4%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code GT483

Westonaria Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa.

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.[4]

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Rand West City Local Municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bekkersdal 7030111.0355,838Xhosa
Cooke Mine 703022.731,215Tsonga
Elsburg Gold Mine 7030311.783,238Tsonga
Etlebeni 703041.06636Xhosa
Glen Harvie 703053.964,757Afrikaans
Hills Haven 703061.352,147Afrikaans
Johannesburg 703073.58315Sotho
Kloof Gold Mine 7030818.076,819Sotho
Leeudoorn Mine 703098.862,610Sotho
Libanon Gold Mine 7031012.563,013Xhosa
Modderfontein 703110.46490Sotho
Panvlak Gold Mine 703123.13815Xhosa
Randfontein Mine 7031310.222,774Tsonga
Venterspost 7031440.191,048Afrikaans
Waterpan 703151.57433Afrikaans
Westonaria 703176.468,441Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 70316478.9014,731Zulu

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.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 17,903 18,138 36,041 74.4 15 8 23
Democratic Alliance 3,352 3,246 6,598 13.6 1 3 4
Azanian People's Organisation 783 773 1,556 3.2 0 1 1
Congress of the People 783 680 1,463 3.0 0 1 1
Inkatha Freedom Party 610 625 1,235 2.5 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 397 377 774 1.6 0 1 1
African People's Convention 159 155 314 0.6 0 0 0
Freedom Front Plus 87 114 201 0.4 0 0 0
Socialist Party of Azania 80 87 167 0.3 0 0 0
Independent 52 – 52 0.1 0 – 0
National Freedom Party 52 – 52 0.1 0 – 0
Total 24,258 24,195 48,453 100.0 16 15 31
Spoilt votes 588 407 995

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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. ↑ Integrated Development Plan (IDP). Westonaria Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Westonaria" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Westonaria" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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