Tokologo Local Municipality

Tokologo Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Tokologo; Afrikaans: Tokologo Munisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Tokologo) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Tokologo is a Setswana word meaning "freedom".^[3]

Tokologo
Local municipality
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Location in the Free State
Coordinates: 28°32′31″S 25°14′13″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Lejweleputswa
Seat	Boshof
Wards	4
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Boikie David Obotseng
Area
• Total	9,326 km2 (3,601 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	29,455
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022) [2]
• Black African	86.0%
• Coloured	4.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	8.3%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Tswana	57.3%
• Afrikaans	18.7%
• Xhosa	10.9%
• Sotho	8.5%
• Other	4.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	FS182

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[4]

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Boshof	40801	91.93	3,843	Tswana
Dealesville	40802	0.93	361	Afrikaans
Hertzogville	40803	1.46	438	Afrikaans
Malebogo	40804	1.33	6,409	Tswana
Seretse	40805	0.71	4,465	Tswana
Tswaraganang	40807	0.54	3,270	Tswana
Remainder of the municipality	40806	9,228.76	13,663	Tswana

Politics

Main article: Tokologo Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the elections of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of 8 seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[5]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	4,019	53.92	6	4,443	59.77	2	8
	Democratic Alliance	1,208	16.21	1	1,388	18.67	1	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,040	13.95	0	1,167	15.70	2	2
	Independent candidates	875	11.74	0				0
	Freedom Front Plus	264	3.54	0	350	4.71	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	48	0.64	0	86	1.16	0	0
Total		7,454	100.00	7	7,434	100.00	6	13
Valid votes		7,454	97.76		7,434	97.50
Invalid/blank votes		171	2.24		191	2.50
Total votes		7,625	100.00		7,625	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		13,614	56.01		13,614	56.01

Maladministration

As of January 2024, the municipality is under administration, one of 32 in the country, and three in the Free State where the provincial executive has intervened due to maladministration^[6]