Ubuntu Local Municipality
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{{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
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| map_caption = Location in the Northern Cape
|coordinates = {{coord|31|20|S|23|00|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_dim:200km|display=inline,title}}
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| 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_type = Municipal council
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Amelia Kweleta (ANC)
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 20389
| population_total = 15836
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}}
| 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
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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}}
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Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Hutchinson | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369007 369007] | align=right| 2.0 | align=right| 367 | Afrikaans |
Loxton | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369006 369006] | align=right| 77.6 | align=right| 1,053 | Afrikaans |
Merriman | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369001 369001] | align=right| 0.5 | align=right| 78 | Afrikaans |
Richmond | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369003 369003] | align=right| 82.7 | align=right| 3,793 | Afrikaans |
Sabelo | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369004 369004] | align=right| 0.4 | align=right| 1,329 | Xhosa |
Victoria West | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369005 369005] | align=right| 78.9 | align=right| 8,254 | Afrikaans |
Remainder | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/369002 369002] | align=right| 20,147.1 | align=right| 3,727 | Afrikaans |
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|colspan=2| Total | align=right| 20,389.2 | align=right| 18,601 | Afrikaans |
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"| Party | colspan="4" align="center"| Votes | colspan="3" align="center"| Seats | ||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
{{Full party name with color |African National Congress}}
| 3,515 | 3,545 | 7,060 | 61.5% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
{{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 1,584 | 1,756 | 3,340 | 29.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
{{Full party name with color |Freedom Front Plus}}
| 218 | 221 | 439 | 3.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{Full party name with color |Economic Freedom Fighters}}
| 170 | 184 | 354 | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{Full party name with color |Independent candidates}}
| 286 | – | 286 | 2.5% | 0 | – | 0 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total
| 5,773 | 5,706 | 11,479 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
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colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Valid votes
| 5,773 | 5,706 | 11,479 | 97.8% | |||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes
| 94 | 161 | 255 | 2.2% | |||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total votes cast
| 5,867 | 5,867 | 11,734 | ||||
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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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External links
- http://www.ubuntu.gov.za/
{{Pixley ka Seme District Municipality}}
{{Municipalities of the Northern Cape}}
Category:Local municipalities of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
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