Mamusa Local Municipality

Mamusa Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Mamusa) is a local municipality within the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Schweizer-Reneke.

Mamusa
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the North West
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seat	Schweizer-Reneke
Wards	8
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	(ANC)
Area
• Total	3,615 km2 (1,396 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	60,355
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	91.4%
• Coloured	2.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	5.5%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Tswana	85.1%
• Afrikaans	7.2%
• Sotho	2.2%
• English	1.7%
• Other	3.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NW393

Politics

Main article: Mamusa Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight 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 nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[3]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	7,651	54.47	7	7,725	56.51	2	9
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,414	24.31	0	3,501	25.61	4	4
	Freedom Front Plus	890	6.34	1	912	6.67	0	1
	Azanian Independent Community Movement	804	5.72	0	823	6.02	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	396	2.82	0	375	2.74	1	1
	Independent candidates	656	4.67	0				0
	5 other parties	234	1.67	0	335	2.45	0	0
Total		14,045	100.00	8	13,671	100.00	8	16
Valid votes		14,045	96.25		13,671	93.91
Invalid/blank votes		547	3.75		887	6.09
Total votes		14,592	100.00		14,558	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		28,107	51.92		28,107	51.79

As of 2023, Mamusa Local Municipality has received disclaimed audits (the worst outcome) for eleven years in a row, the only municipality to do so.^[4][5]

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 3,615 square kilometres (1,396 sq mi) in the south-west part of North West province. At the time of the 2011 census it has a population of 60,355. According to the census, the predominant language in the municipality is Setswana, spoken by 85.1% of the population, followed by Afrikaans (7.2%), Sesotho (2.2%) and English (1.7%). 91.5% of the population identified as "Black African", 5.5% as "White", 2.2% as "Coloured", and 0.5% as "Indian or Asian". The 2016 Community Survey estimated that the population had increased to 64,000.

The principal town is Schweizer-Reneke, located in the centre of the municipality, which (including the township of Ipelegeng) had a population of 41,226 in 2011. Other settlements include Amalia (pop. 5,481) to the west, and Migdol (pop. 3,526) and Glaudina (pop. 2,368) to the north-east.

Roads radiate outwards from Schweizer-Reneke towards Vryburg, Delareyville, Wolmaransstad, Bloemhof, Christiana and Pudimoe. The road from Vryburg to Bloemhof is designated as provincial route R34, while the others are designated as regional routes R504 (Pudimoe–Wolmaransstad) and R506 (Christiana–Delareyville). The Coligny–Vermaas–Pudimoe railway line also passes through the municipality.

Financial mismanagement

In January 2025, the municipality was listed as one of the top ten municipalities in arrears on their pension contributions.^[6]