Metsimaholo Local Municipality
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Metsimaholo
| official_name =
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| settlement_type = Local municipality
| image_seal = Metsimaholo_CoA.png
| seal_size = 150x100px
| image_map = Map of the Free State with Metsimaholo highlighted.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt = Location in the Free State
| map_caption = Location in the Free State
| coordinates =
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Free State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Fezile Dabi
| seat = Sasolburg
| parts_type = Wards
| parts = 23
| government_footnotes = {{cite web | title=Council – Metsimaholo | website=Metsimaholo – Local Municipality | url=https://www.metsimaholo.gov.za/council/ | ref={{sfnref | Metsimaholo – Local Municipality}} | access-date=2024-08-23}}
| government_type = Municipal council
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Jack Malindi (AIC)
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1717
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/free_state/FS204__metsimaholo/ |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=17 February 2025}}
| population_total = 158391
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}
| demographics1_info1 = 85.1%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}
| demographics1_info2 = 0.8%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}
| demographics1_info3 = 0.3%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}
| demographics1_info4 = 13.9%
| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Sotho}}
| demographics2_info1 = 59.9%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}
| demographics2_info2 = 16.7%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Xhosa}}
| demographics2_info3 = 7.6%
| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|Zulu}}
| demographics2_info4 = 6.0%
| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 9.8%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_info_sec1 = FS204
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Metsimaholo Municipality ({{langx|st|Masepala wa Metsimaholo}}; {{langx|af|Metsimaholo Munisipaliteit}}) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Metsimaholo means "big water" in Sesotho.[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! Place !! Code !! Area (km2)!! Population !! Most spoken language | ||||
| Bertha Village | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41901 41901] | 0.58 | 666 | Sotho |
| Coalbrook | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41902 41902] | 0.69 | 30 | Xhosa |
| Deneysville | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41903 41903] | 6.50 | 1,124 | Afrikaans |
| Holly Country | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41904 41904] | 0.93 | 614 | Afrikaans |
| Metsimaholo | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41914 41914] | 0.79 | 3,193 | Sotho |
| Oranjeville | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41906 41906] | 7.73 | 297 | Afrikaans |
| Refengkgotso | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41907 41907] | 5.65 | 13,792 | Sotho |
| Richmond Valley | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41908 41908] | 0.37 | 209 | Afrikaans |
| Sasolburg | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41909 41909] | 49.82 | 24,568 | Afrikaans |
| Taaibos | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41910 41910] | 1.50 | 1,301 | Afrikaans |
| Vaal Power | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41911 41911] | 0.65 | 798 | Sotho |
| Viljoensdrift | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41912 41912] | 2.49 | 589 | Sotho |
| Zamdela | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41913 41913] | 10.21 | 57,070 | Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41905 41905] | 1,651.37 | 11,723 | Sotho |
Politics
{{main|Metsimaholo Local Municipality elections}}
The municipal council consists of forty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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, no party won a majority on the council. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) formed a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC). The EFF's Selloane Motjeane was elected mayor, while Lucas Fisher of the ANC was elected Speaker and Fikile Msokweni of the ANC the Council Whip. However, that coalition collapsed and Jeff Zwane of the Democratic Alliance was subsequently elected mayor.{{Cite web |last=Lekabe |first=Thapelo |date=2021-12-03 |title=DA's Jeff Zwane elected new mayor of Metsimaholo after resignation of EFF mayor |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/das-jeff-zwane-elected-new-mayor-of-metsimaholo-3-december-2021/ |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=The Citizen |language=en}} In 2023, Zwane was voted out of office in a motion of no confidence, and Jack Malindi of the African Independent Congress (AIC) was subsequently elected mayor.{{cite web | last=Mofokeng | first=Tumelo | title=AIC councillor takes maspala top JOB! | website=Daily Sun | date=2023-08-17 | url=https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/news/jack-malindi-elected-as-new-mayor-of-metsimaholo-local-municipality-20230817 | access-date=2024-08-23}}
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Metsimaholo |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/FS204 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=12612 |votes1_2=12860 |seats1=15 |seats1_2=1 |totseats1=16
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=9612 |votes2_2=9744 |seats2=6 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=12
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=9160 |votes3_2=9521 |seats3=2 |seats3_2=10 |totseats3=12
|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=1826 |votes4_2=1842 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=3 |totseats4=3
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=1178 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|party6=African Independent Congress |votes6=588 |votes6_2=526 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=Metsimaholo Community Association |votes7=418 |votes7_2=492 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=African Transformation Movement |votes8=387 |votes8_2=459 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=1 |totseats8=1
|party9=11 other parties |votes9=1065 |votes9_2=1610 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|invalid=625 |invalid2=502
|electorate=81379 |electorate2=81379
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.metsimaholo.gov.za Official website]
{{Municipalities of the Free State}}
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Category:Local municipalities of the Fezile Dabi District Municipality