Tsantsabane Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite). South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Statistics South Africa - Tsantsabane Place Code Area (km2) Population Glosam 3810021.20119 Goedgedacht 3810030.28746 Groenwater 3810041.40739 Postmasburg 381005158.4130,089 Tsantsabane NU and theremainder of the municipality 38100118171.503,399
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Tsantsabane local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 4,534 4,478 9,012 50.4% 7 0 7 1,609 1,817 3,426 19.2% 0 2 2 1,294 1,310 2,604 14.6% 0 2 2 1,085 1,063 2,148 12.0% 0 2 2 214 209 423 2.4% 0 0 0 185 – 185 1.0% 0 – 0 34 42 76 0.4% 0 0 0 Total 8,955 8,919 17,874 7 6 13 Valid votes 8,955 8,919 17,874 97.7% Spoilt votes 214 200 414 2.3% Total votes cast 9,169 9,119 18,288 Voter turnout 9,170 Registered voters 18,336 Turnout percentage 50.0%
References
External links Official website