Madibeng Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Brits. The popular tourist area of Hartbeespoort is also located in the municipality.
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 Bafokeng 602017.3617,380Tswana Bakgatla Ba Mmakau 60202214.9758,055Tswana Bakwena Ba Magopa 6020395.4333,566Tswana Bakwena Boo Modimosana Ba Ga Makau 60204387.2615,613Tswana Bapo Ba Ga Mogale 6020520.5337,311Tswana Borakalalo Nature Reserve 6020673.8548Tswana Brits 6020724.8012,383Afrikaans Damonsville 602080.591,680Afrikaans Elandsdrift 602090.08255Xhosa Ga-Rankuwa 60210508.0237,533Tswana Hartbeespoort Dam Nature Reserve 6021123.9942Afrikaans Hartebeesfontein New Paradise 602121.3393Afrikaans Hartebeespoort 6021313.276,329Afrikaans Jonathan 6021426.87625Zulu Letlhabile 6021510.3835,606Tswana Magaliesberg Nature Reserve 6021720.80329Afrikaans Maroelakop 602180.472,523Xhosa Mooinooi 602193.153,894Afrikaans Oskraal 6022015.74934Tswana Oukasie 602213.7319,627Tswana Pelindaba 6022220.23156Afrikaans Sechaba-Sa-Ba-Taung 6022327.5312,306Sotho Sonop 602243.041,946Afrikaans Western Platinum Mines 602250.795,090Xhosa Remainder of the municipality 602162,310.1634,936Tswana
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-one wards, while the remaining forty-one 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 forty-four seats on the council, giving it an absolute majority.
The following table shows the results of the election.
Corruption The municipality has been plagued by corruption, and has spent over R7 million on forensic investigations. In spite of senior officials being identified, no action has been taken. Irregular expenditure was up to R2.6 billion in the 2020/21 financial year.
As of 2024, the municipality owed Eskom and the City of Tshwane millions, while much of the community went without working roads, water, sanitation, electricity, housing and sewerage.
References
External links Official site