Dipaleseng | |
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.svg) Location inMpumalanga | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Seat | Balfour |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,617 km2 (1,010 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 42,390 |
| • Density | 16.20/km2 (41.95/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2011) | |
| • Black African | 89.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 8.6% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Zulu | 56.1% |
| • Sotho | 24.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.0% |
| • English | 3.0% |
| • Other | 7.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP306 |
Dipaleseng Municipality (Zulu:UMasipala wase Dipaleseng;Sotho:Masepala wa Dipaleseng) is alocal municipality within theGert Sibande District Municipality, in theMpumalanga province ofSouth Africa.Balfour is the seat of the municipality.
The2001 census divided the municipality into the followingmain places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour | 80601 | 10.02 | 2,070 | Afrikaans |
| Ekanini | 80603 | 0.34 | 293 | English |
| Greylingstad | 80604 | 0.14 | 1,508 | Zulu |
| Nthwane | 80605 | 0.62 | 2,888 | Zulu |
| Siyathemba | 80606 | 3.91 | 17,747 | Zulu |
| Remainder of the municipality | 80602 | 2,600.25 | 14,131 | Zulu |
The municipal council consists of twelve members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in sixwards, while the remaining six are chosen fromparty lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In theelection of 1 November 2021 theAfrican National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight 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 | 5,275 | 56.17 | 6 | 5,542 | 59.40 | 2 | 8 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,304 | 13.89 | 0 | 1,738 | 18.63 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 664 | 7.07 | 0 | 671 | 7.19 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 601 | 6.40 | 0 | 673 | 7.21 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,105 | 11.77 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 other parties | 442 | 4.71 | 0 | 706 | 7.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,391 | 100.00 | 6 | 9,330 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
| Valid votes | 9,391 | 97.55 | 9,330 | 97.28 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 236 | 2.45 | 261 | 2.72 | ||||
| Total votes | 9,627 | 100.00 | 9,591 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,948 | 45.96 | 20,948 | 45.78 | ||||
Municipalities and communities ofGert Sibande District Municipality,Mpumalanga | ||
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District seat:Ermelo | ||
| Govan Mbeki | .svg) | |
| Albert Luthuli | ||
| Mkhondo | ||
| Msukaligwa | ||
| Lekwa | ||
| Pixley ka Seme | ||
| Dipaleseng | ||
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