ǃKheis Local Municipality

ǃKheis is an administrative area in the ZF Mgcawu District of Northern Cape in South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoi people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.[4]

ǃKheis
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
SeatGroblershoop
Wards4
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorPaul Vries
Area
 • Total11,107 km2 (4,288 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total16,637
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African6.9%
 • Coloured85.3%
 • Indian/Asian1.0%
 • White5.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans94.5%
 • Tswana1.9%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC084

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Boegoeberg318020.371,587
Gannaput318030.37965
Groblershoop318041.26437
Grootdrink318050.462,177
Stutterheim318060.803,043
Wegdraai318070.771,559
Remainder of the municipality318015,518.686,274

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 4,1434,1608,30357.2404
Congress of the People 1,5232,0013,52424.3022
Democratic Alliance 6126991,3119.0011
Independent 542–5423.70–0
Economic Freedom Fighters 2502555053.5000
Freedom Front Plus 891021911.3000
Die Forum 66621280.9000
Khoisan Revolution 3–30.00–0
Patriotic Alliance 2–20.00–0
Total 7,2307,27914,509100.0437
Spoilt votes 14867215

Economy

As of 2020, 500 homes are powered by solar panels with battery storage.[8]

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References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "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
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: ǃKheis" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: ǃKheis" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  8. Kennedy, Sarah (2020-01-20). "Solar and battery systems power up South African shacks". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
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