Moqhaka Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.Website of Moqhaka Local Municipality In 2022, the population was 155,410 with a total area of 7925 km2. The seat is Kroonstad.Municipal Demarcation Board Moqhaka is the Sesotho word for "crown".
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 Kroonstad 41701232.0423,992Afrikaans Maokeng 4170212.6267,929Sotho Matlwangtlwang 417031.596,441Sotho Rammulutsi 417054.0324,578Sotho Steynsrus 417061.661,192Afrikaans Vaal Reefs Mine 4170712.045,050Sotho Vierfontein 417082.84832Afrikaans Viljoenskroon 4170913.732,514Afrikaans Remainder of the municipality 417047,619.3835,362Sotho
Politics
The municipal council consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
Curruption In August 2025, the ANC Provincial Executive Committee resolved to fire its leaders in all underperforming local governments to address governance failures, corruption, and service delivery challenges ahead of the 2026 local elections. Moqhaka Local Municipality was among those municipalities affected after years of corruption and maladministration.
References
External links Moqhaka Local Municipality