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Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality

Kai ǃGarib
Local municipality
Official seal of Kai ǃGarib
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°0′S 20°30′E / 29.000°S 20.500°E / -29.000; 20.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
SeatKakamas
Wards10
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMarshall Mathys
 • SpeakerEthel Nomacule Vas
Area
 • Total
26,358 km2 (10,177 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
65,869
 • Density2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African28.3%
 • Coloured62.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White6.3%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans71.9%
 • Tswana24.2%
 • English1.2%
 • Other2.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC082

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.[4]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) 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

Politics

Main article: Kai !Garib Local Municipality elections

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.[6][7]

Kai !Garib local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
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%

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link‍]
  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.
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