Kareeberg Local Municipality

Kareeberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Kareeberg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains.^[4]

Kareeberg
Local municipality
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°40′S 22°10′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Seat	Carnarvon
Wards	6
Government [1][2]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Monray Julian Maczali (KCM)
Area
• Total	17,702 km2 (6,835 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	11,673
• Density	0.65942/km2 (1.7079/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [3]
• Black African	4.8%
• Coloured	85.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	9.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Afrikaans	95.9%
• English	1.3%
• Other	2.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC074

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Carnarvon	31001	8.07	5,235	Afrikaans
Van Wyksvlei	31003	8.54	1,418	Afrikaans
Vosburg	31004	0.99	1,125	Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality	31002	17,681.08	1,702	Afrikaans

Demographics

According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 10,961 people, a slight decrease from the 2011 population of 11,673. 86.4% of residents identified as "Coloured," 9.2% as "White," and 3.6% as "Black African."^[6]

Politics

Main article: Kareeberg Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[7][8]

Kareeberg local election, 1 November 2021
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	2,166	2,173	4,339	44.2%	5	0	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	926	912	1,838	18.7%	1	1	2
	Kareeberg Civic Movement	825	871	1,696	17.3%	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	815	793	1,608	16.4%	0	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	165	162	327	3.3%	0	0	0
	Independent candidates	16	–	16	0.2%	0	–	0
Total		4,913	4,911	9,824		6	5	11
Valid votes		4,913	4,911	9,824	99.3%
Spoilt votes		34	31	65	0.7%
Total votes cast		4,947	4,942	9,889
Voter turnout		4,951
Registered voters		7,536
Turnout percentage		65.7%

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
31 May 2022[9]	4		African National Congress		Democratic Alliance