Ratlou_Local_Municipality
Ratlou Local Municipality
Local municipality in North West, South Africa
Ratlou Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Ratlou), formerly Setla-Kgobi Municipality, is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa.
Ratlou | |
|---|---|
Location in the North West | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat | Setlagole |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Matlhomola Jafta (African National Congress) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,884 km2 (1,886 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 107,339 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 87.9% |
| • Sotho | 3.7% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Xhosa | 1.9% |
| • Other | 4.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW381 |
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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barolong Ba Ga Makgobi | 60601 | 309.22 | 2,141 | Tswana |
| Barolong Ba Ga Molefe Ba Moata | 60602 | 266.70 | 12,725 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Rashidi | 60603 | 56.33 | 42 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratlou Ba Ga Phoi | 60604 | 650.27 | 71,190 | Tswana |
| Batlharo Ba Ga Masibi | 60605 | 952.26 | 15,825 | Tswana |
| Remainder of the municipality | 60606 | 2,303.38 | 2,404 | Tswana |
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 nineteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 13,443 | 68.00 | 14 | 13,338 | 67.65 | 5 | 19 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,421 | 12.25 | 0 | 2,519 | 12.78 | 3 | 3 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 1,913 | 9.68 | 0 | 1,870 | 9.48 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 819 | 4.14 | 0 | 791 | 4.01 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 431 | 2.18 | 0 | 533 | 2.70 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 289 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 other parties | 454 | 2.30 | 0 | 665 | 3.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19,770 | 100.00 | 14 | 19,716 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
| Valid votes | 19,770 | 97.44 | 19,716 | 97.16 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 520 | 2.56 | 577 | 2.84 | ||||
| Total votes | 20,290 | 100.00 | 20,293 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 47,187 | 43.00 | 47,187 | 43.01 | ||||
In October 2023, a report unveiled numerous incidents of corruption in the municipality, with the municipality accused of having paid millions of rands for the installation of dysfunctional water tanks, over R4 million for the construction of two roads which were never built, and over R3 million for a stadium that was never built.[5]
- "Ratlou Local Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ratlou". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- Masungwini, Norman. "Millions paid for non-existent roads, stadium and incomplete boreholes in North West municipality". City Press. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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