Vuwani

Vuwani is a town in Vhembe District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Vuwani
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Coordinates: 23.043°S 30.386°E / -23.043; 30.386
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Vhembe
Municipality	Collins Chabane
Established	1955
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	2.70 km^2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,791
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Venda	84.1%
• Tsonga	8.4%
• Northern Sotho	1.0%
• Other	6.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0952
PO box	0952
Area code	015

Demarcation dispute

In 2015, the Municipal Demarcation Board decided to excise Mashau and Masakona settlements from Makhado, and merge them with the Malamulele, Tshikonelo, Mulenzhe, Pietboy, and Khakhanwa areas of the Thulamela Local Municipality in order to create a new municipality.[2][3]

In 2016, residents dissatisfied with legal rulings that affirmed the Municipal Demarcation Board's decision resorted to arson and vandalism of 30 schools over a four-month period,[4][5][6] disrupting government services and schooling.[3]

A resultant stay-away during the 2016 local election depressed voter turnout, with only 1,600 voters participating, but the ANC was nevertheless reelected.[7]

Destruction of government property and disruption of learning continued into April, 2017 and led to the death of two persons.[8]

References

1. "Main Place Vuwani". Census 2011.
2. Case Study on Vuwani Demarcation Protest (PDF). Human Sciences Research Council. 2016. p. 3.
3. Erasmus, Nelie (2015-07-23). "Demarcation board decision leads to protest action in Vhembe". Polokwane Observer. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
4. Myburgh, RC; Viljoen, Barry; Erasmus, Nelie (2016-05-02). "Unrest after Vuwani demarcation ruling". Polokwane Observer. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
5. Mpondwana, Litha (2016-05-05). "#VuwaniProtests: an unusual municipal demarcation exercise - analyst". CapeTalk. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
6. Qukula, Qama (2017-04-18). "Over 27 000 pupils blocked from attending school amid renewed Vuwani shutdown". 702. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
7. Mchunu, Siphiwe (2016-08-04). "4% vote in Vuwani". The New Age. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
8. "Police probe culpable homicide after two burn to death in Vuwani". The New Age. Retrieved 2017-04-19.

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