Renosterberg Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Lukhanyisweni 311011.05716Xhosa Petrusville 3110259.202,768Afrikaans Phillipstown 311031.832,062Afrikaans Thembinkosi 311050.21816Xhosa Vanderkloof 311065.921,011Afrikaans Remainder of the municipality 311045,461.751,698Afrikaans
Politics
The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 five seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election. Renosterberg local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 2,478 2,444 4,922 53.0% 4 1 5 1,333 1,336 2,669 28.7% 1 2 3 641 668 1,309 14.1% 0 1 1 181 188 369 4.0% 0 0 0 16 – 16 0.2% 0 – 0 Total 4,649 4,636 9,285 5 4 9 Valid votes 4,649 4,636 9,285 98.6% Spoilt votes 62 71 133 1.4% Total votes cast 4,711 4,707 9,418 Voter turnout 4,713 Registered voters 6,889 Turnout percentage 68.4%
Financial mismanagement On 26 September 2024 Renosterberg local municipality senior managers were taken to court over R73.5 million rands of worker's pension funds that were never paid to the administration. The mayor stated that workers may not be able to access their funds due to the municipality's financial problems.
In January 2025, the municipality was listed as one of the top ten municipalities in arrears on their pension contributions.
References
External links Official website