ǃKheis Local Municipality

ǃKheis is an administrative area in the ZF Mgcawu District of Northern Cape in South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoi people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.[4]

ǃKheis
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Seat	Groblershoop
Wards	4
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Paul Vries
Area
• Total	11,107 km^2 (4,288 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	16,637
• Density	1.5/km^2 (3.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	6.9%
• Coloured	85.3%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	5.4%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Afrikaans	94.5%
• Tswana	1.9%
• English	1.1%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC084

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Boegoeberg	31802	0.37	1,587
Gannaput	31803	0.37	965
Groblershoop	31804	1.26	437
Grootdrink	31805	0.46	2,177
Stutterheim	31806	0.80	3,043
Wegdraai	31807	0.77	1,559
Remainder of the municipality	31801	5,518.68	6,274

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	4,143	4,160	8,303	57.2	4	0	4
	Congress of the People	1,523	2,001	3,524	24.3	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	612	699	1,311	9.0	0	1	1
	Independent	542	–	542	3.7	0	–	0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	250	255	505	3.5	0	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	89	102	191	1.3	0	0	0
	Die Forum	66	62	128	0.9	0	0	0
	Khoisan Revolution	3	–	3	0.0	0	–	0
	Patriotic Alliance	2	–	2	0.0	0	–	0
Total		7,230	7,279	14,509	100.0	4	3	7
Spoilt votes		148	67	215

Economy

As of 2020, 500 homes are powered by solar panels with battery storage.[8]

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. South African Languages - Place names
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: ǃKheis" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: ǃKheis" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
8. Kennedy, Sarah (2020-01-20). "Solar and battery systems power up South African shacks". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved 2020-02-17.

External links

• Official website