Ubuntu Local Municipality

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Ubuntu

| official_name =

| other_name = Oeboentoe, in Afrikaans orthography

| native_name =

| settlement_type = Local municipality

| image_seal =

| seal_size = 150x100px

| image_map = Map of the Northern Cape with Ubuntu highlighted (2011).svg

| mapsize =

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location in the Northern Cape

|coordinates = {{coord|31|20|S|23|00|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_dim:200km|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Northern Cape

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Pixley ka Seme

| seat = Victoria West

| parts_type = Wards

|parts = 6

| government_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |access-date=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archive-date=14 July 2010 }}

| government_type = Municipal council

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Amelia Kweleta (ANC)

| leader_title1 =

| leader_name1 =

| leader_title2 =

| leader_name2 =

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 20389

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC071__ubuntu/ |title=Ubuntu (Local Municipality, South Africa) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=17 February 2025}}

| population_total = 15836

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_rank =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}}

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}

| demographics1_info1 = 20.5%

| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}

| demographics1_info2 = 70.0%

| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}

| demographics1_info3 = 0.9%

| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}

| demographics1_info4 = 8.5%

| 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 |access-date=27 September 2015}}

| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}

| demographics2_info1 = 82.7%

| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Xhosa}}

| demographics2_info2 = 12.5%

| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|English}}

| demographics2_info3 = 1.8%

| demographics2_title4 =

| demographics2_info4 = %

| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}

| demographics2_info5 = 3%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code

| blank_info_sec1 = NC071

| footnotes =

}}

Ubuntu Municipality ({{langx|af|Ubuntu Munisipaliteit}}; {{langx|xh|uMasipala wase Ubuntu}}) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Its seat is Victoria West. Other towns in the municipality are Richmond, Loxton and two small railway villages Hutchinson and Merriman.

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369 |title=Ubuntu Local Municipality |work=Census 2011}}

class="wikitable sortable"
PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Hutchinson[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369007 369007]align=right| 2.0align=right| 367Afrikaans
Loxton[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369006 369006]align=right| 77.6align=right| 1,053Afrikaans
Merriman[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369001 369001]align=right| 0.5align=right| 78Afrikaans
Richmond[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369003 369003]align=right| 82.7align=right| 3,793Afrikaans
Sabelo[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369004 369004]align=right| 0.4align=right| 1,329Xhosa
Victoria West[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369005 369005]align=right| 78.9align=right| 8,254Afrikaans
Remainder[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369002 369002]align=right| 20,147.1align=right| 3,727Afrikaans
class=sortbottom

|colspan=2| Total

align=right| 20,389.2align=right| 18,601Afrikaans

Criticism

The Ubuntu Municipality has been criticised for illegal traffic fines and harassing motorists.{{cite news|url=http://www.news24.com/Columnists/ChrisMoerdyk/Money-grubbing-municipalities-20100111 |title=Money-grubbing municipalities |publisher=News24.com |date=2010-01-11 |access-date=2015-06-17}}{{cite news|author=Lunga Biyela |url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Officials-harass-drivers-over-paid-fines-20100901 |title=Officials harass drivers over paid fines |publisher=News24 |date=2010-09-01 |access-date=2015-06-17}}

Politics

{{main|Ubuntu Local Municipality elections}}

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 seven seats.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=Results Summary - All Ballots|url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Detailed%20Results/NC/NC071.pdf|access-date=12 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=Seat Calculation Detail|url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/NC/NC071.pdf|access-date=12 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}

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!colspan="9" align="center"| Ubuntu local election, 1 November 2021

rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Partycolspan="4" align="center"| Votescolspan="3" align="center"| Seats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
{{Full party name with color |African National Congress}}

| 3,515

3,5457,06061.5%617
{{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}

| 1,584

1,7563,34029.1%033
{{Full party name with color |Freedom Front Plus}}

| 218

2214393.8%011
{{Full party name with color |Economic Freedom Fighters}}

| 170

1843543.1%000
{{Full party name with color |Independent candidates}}

| 286

2862.5%00
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total

| 5,773

5,70611,4796511
colspan="9"|
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Valid votes

| 5,773

5,70611,47997.8%
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes

| 94

1612552.2%
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total votes cast

| 5,867

5,86711,734
colspan="6"|
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Voter turnout

| 5,870

colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Registered voters

| 9,678

colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Turnout percentage

| 60.7%

References

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