Joe Morolong Local Municipality

Joe Morolong Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Joe Morolong), formerly Moshaweng Municipality, is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Joe Morolong
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 27°S 23°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	John Taolo Gaetsewe
Seat	29
Wards	15
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Dineo Leutlwetse-Tshabalala
Area
• Total	20,172 km2 (7,788 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	125,420
• Density	6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	97.5%
• Coloured	1.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	0.6%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Tswana	90.7%
• Afrikaans	3.6%
• English	1.9%
• Other	3.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC451

Moshaweng is a Setswana name for "place of sand".^[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[5]

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Batlhaping Ba Ga Jantjie	62101	0.73	48	Tswana
Batlhaping Ba Ga Sehunelo	62102	737.16	3,305	Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware	62103	2,647.09	27,063	Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Phadima	62104	451.26	6,531	Tswana
Batlharo Ba Lotlhware	62105	169.22	1,050	Tswana
Blackrock	39501	17.11	1,002	Afrikaans
Hotazel	39502	29.92	1,232	Tswana
Kalahari	39503	10,651.43	3,166	Tswana
Kudumane	62106	2,024.22	46,111	Tswana
Van Zylsrus	39504	0.90	848	Tswana

Demographics

According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 125,420 people. Of those, 97.5% identified as "Black African," 1.4% as "Coloured," and 0.6% as "White."

Politics

Main article: Joe Morolong Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[6][7]

Joe Morolong local election, 1 November 2021
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	14,419	15,174	29,593	60.2%	13	5	18
	Economic Freedom Fighters	6,754	6,817	13,571	27.6%	2	6	8
	Democratic Alliance	770	793	1,563	3.2%	0	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,313	–	1,313	2.7%	0	–	0
	Forum for Service Delivery	464	746	1,210	2.5%	0	1	1
	South African Royal Kingdoms Organization	341	415	756	1.5%	0	1	1
	United Christian Democratic Party	255	448	703	1.4%	0	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	211	232	443	0.9%	0	0	0
Total		24,527	24,625	49,152		15	14	29
Valid votes		24,527	24,625	49,152	96.6%
Spoilt votes		859	857	1,716	3.4%
Total votes cast		25,386	25,482	50,868
Voter turnout		25,836
Registered voters		49,979
Turnout percentage		51.7%