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Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa
Sol Plaatje
Local municipality
Official seal of Sol PlaatjeSeal
Location in the Northern CapeLocation in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°50′S 24°40′E / 28.833°S 24.667°E / -28.833; 24.667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictFrances Baard
SeatKimberley
Wards31
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorKagisho Dante Sonyoni (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,145 km (1,214 sq mi)
Population
 • Total270,078
 • Density86/km (220/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African62.0%
 • Coloured27.9%
 • Indian/Asian1.3%
 • White8.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans45.2%
 • Tswana33.2%
 • English8.0%
 • Xhosa5.6%
 • Other8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC091

Sol Plaatje Municipality (Afrikaans: Sol Plaatje Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sol Plaatje) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is named after Sol T. Plaatje. It includes the diamond mining city of Kimberley.

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Place Code Area (km) Population
Galeshewe 383005 15.24 107,920
Kimberley 383006 142.77 96,977
Motswedimosa 383008 0.86 7,240
Platfontein 383004 1.77 5,185
Ritchie 383007 23.93 7,610
Roodepan 383003 6.28 20,263
Vaalbos National Park 383001 110.13 0
Non-urban areas 383002 2,844.41 2,846
Total 3,145.39 248,041

Politics

Main article: Sol Plaatje Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 thirty-three seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.

Sol Plaatje local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 30,837 30,913 61,750 50.2% 27 6 33
Democratic Alliance 12,591 12,702 25,293 20.5% 6 8 14
Economic Freedom Fighters 5,600 5,994 11,594 9.4% 0 6 6
Sol- Plaatjie Service Delivery Forum 2,645 2,923 5,568 4.5% 0 3 3
Patriotic Alliance 2,577 2,834 5,411 4.4% 0 3 3
Freedom Front Plus 2,243 2,096 4,339 3.5% 0 3 3
Good 2,092 2,099 4,191 3.4% 0 2 2
Independent candidates 1,648 – 1,648 1.3% 0 – 0
African Christian Democratic Party 570 456 1,026 0.8% 0 1 1
Congress of the People 183 394 577 0.5% 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 274 269 543 0.4% 0 0 0
African Transformation Movement 234 251 485 0.4% 0 0 0
Africa's New Dawn 135 147 282 0.2% 0 0 0
Spectrum National Party 129 91 220 0.2% 0 0 0
Economic Emancipation Forum 121 64 185 0.2% 0 0 0
Total 61,879 61,233 123,112 33 32 65
Valid votes 61,879 61,233 123,112 98.4%
Spoilt votes 907 1,097 2,004 1.6%
Total votes cast 62,786 62,330 125,116
Voter turnout 63,026
Registered voters 128,236
Turnout percentage 49.1%

Mayors

References

  1. "PICS: Sol Plaatje Municipality's youngest mayor sworn in". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Sol Plaatje (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. "Sol Plaatje Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  6. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. Halata, C. 2013. City gets new mayor: Molusi takes over Sol. Diamond Fields Advertiser 19 Dec 2013 pp 1-2
  9. New Mayor for Sol Plaatje Diamond Fields Advertiser 22 August 2016, p1
  10. "Sol Plaatje Municipality mayor Matika removed". 25 July 2018.
  11. "75 schools closed in Kimberley as violent protests pick up - The Mail & Guardian". 30 July 2018.
  12. KwonHoo, Sandi (29 November 2018). "Mabilo is new mayor". DFA. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Kimberley
Sol Plaatje
Frances Baard District within South Africa
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Municipalities of the Northern Cape
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List of municipalities in the Northern Cape


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