Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality

Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

Kai ǃGarib
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°0′S 20°30′E / 29.000°S 20.500°E / -29.000; 20.500
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Seat	Kakamas
Wards	10
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marshall Mathys
• Speaker	Ethel Nomacule Vas
Area
• Total	26,358 km (10,177 sq mi)
Population
• Total	65,869
• Density	2.5/km (6.5/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	28.3%
• Coloured	62.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	6.3%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	71.9%
• Tswana	24.2%
• English	1.2%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC082

Kai ǃGarib Municipality (Afrikaans: Kai !Garib Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Kai !Garib) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name Kai ǃGarib originates from the Khoekhoe language and means "big great river", referring to the Orange River that flows through the area.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Place	Code	Area (km)	Population
Alheit	31601	7.88	683
Augrabies Mission	31603	0.32	287
Augrabies	31602	4.42	2,694
Bloemsmond	31604	1.02	315
Cillie	31605	6.57	2,454
Kakamas	31607	4.96	7,303
Kanoneiland	31608	0.26	247
Keimoes	31609	26.34	9,397
Kenhardt	31610	4.24	3,796
Lennetsville	31611	0.16	1,499
Louisvale	31612	8.61	1,088
Loxtonberg	31613	1.58	708
Lutzburg	31614	0.25	1,302
Marchand	31615	4.86	2,391
Raaswater	31616	0.32	1,980
Riemvasmaak	31617	1.60	696
Remainder of the municipality	31606	7,376.80	20,830

The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

Kai !Garib local election, 1 November 2021
Party		Votes				Seats
Party		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	8,229	8,220	16,449	44.4%	10	0	10
	Hope for the Future	3,992	3,976	7,968	21.5%	0	4	4
	Democratic Alliance	3,314	3,372	6,686	18.0%	0	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	863	985	1,848	5.0%	0	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	595	528	1,123	3.0%	0	1	1
	Patriotic Alliance	435	517	952	2.6%	0	0	0
	Khoisan Revolution	454	492	946	2.6%	0	0	0
	Independent candidates	414	–	414	1.1%	0	–	0
	Good	159	150	309	0.8%	0	0	0
	Congress of the People	20	127	147	0.4%	0	0	0
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	70	76	146	0.4%	0	0	0
	Africa Restoration Alliance	44	48	92	0.2%	0	0	0
Total		18,589	18,491	37,080		10	9	19

Valid votes		18,589	18,491	37,080	97.7%
Spoilt votes		310	573	883	2.3%
Total votes cast		18,899	19,064	37,963

Voter turnout		19,188
Registered voters		30,846
Turnout percentage		62.2%

"Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
"Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
South African Languages - Place names
Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
"Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
"Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

v t e Municipalities and communities of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Upington
Dawid Kruiper	Askham Klein Mier Louisvale Noenieput Philandersbron Rietfontein Upington	ZF Mgcawu District within South Africa
Kai !Garib	Augrabies Kakamas Keimoes Kenhardt Marchand Nakop Riemvasmaak
Kgatelopele	Daniëlskuil Lime Acres Owendale
!Kheis	Gannaput Groblershoop Grootdrink Putsonderwater Wegdraai
Tsantsabane	Postmasburg

v t e Municipalities of the Northern Cape
Namakwa District	Richtersveld Nama Khoi Kamiesberg Hantam Karoo Hoogland Khâi-Ma
Pixley ka Seme District	Ubuntu Umsobomvu Emthanjeni Kareeberg Renosterberg Thembelihle Siyathemba Siyancuma
ZF Mgcawu District	Dawid Kruiper Kai ǃGarib ǃKheis Tsantsabane Kgatelopele
Frances Baard District	Sol Plaatje Dikgatlong Magareng Phokwane
John Taolo Gaetsewe District	Joe Morolong Ga-Segonyana Gamagara
List of municipalities in the Northern Cape