Sedibeng District Municipality

Sedibeng is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa. The administrative seat of Sedibeng is Vereeniging. The most widely spoken language among its 794,605 inhabitants is Sesotho (2001 Census).

Sedibeng
District municipality
Seal
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°30′S 28°15′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Seat	Vereeniging
Local municipalities	List Emfuleni Midvaal Lesedi
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Busisiwe Modisakeng
Area
• Total	4,173 km^2 (1,611 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	916,484
• Density	220/km^2 (570/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	81.7%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	15.6%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Sotho	46.7%
• Zulu	16.0%
• Afrikaans	15.2%
• Xhosa	7.1%
• Other	15%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC42

Etymology

The name means "The place by the spring" in the Sesotho language.

Geographic location

Situated in South Africa, the jurisdictional area of Sedibeng District Municipality covers the entire southern area of Gauteng Province, extending along a 120 km axis from east to west. The total extent of the Sedibeng area of jurisdiction is 4630 km²

Socioeconomic situation

The total population of Sedibeng accounts for only 9% of the total Gauteng population of 8.84 million. This means that in 2001 Sedibengs's population was approximately 794 600 (Stats SA, 2001 CENSUS). The growth rate for Gauteng was 3.75% p.a and 2% p.a for Sedibeng during 2003 (Stats SA). In terms of the economy the district is dominated by manufacturing, which contributed roughly 32% to the local economy during 2001. Manufacturing in the district is dominated by the fabricated metal and the chemical sectors (Mittal Steel Company (previously ISCOR) and Sasol. The local economy has been stagnating for a number of years, with a net loss in formal job opportunities. Economic sectors which do present opportunities for further local development and economic growth include agriculture and tourism.

Environmental

Some of Sedibeng's natural resources are:

• The Vaal River. At times however, the river is polluted by untreated sewage from this municipality.[4]
• Vaal Dam, a tourist attraction and source of water even beyond the boundaries of Sedibeng
• Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, a protected area in the Suikerbosrand Range
• Aquifers, which are an important source of water in rural areas

Corruption

In 2020 the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) decided to act against council members who in 2018 approved a large raise in salary for their municipal manager Stanley Khanyile. In 2020 Khanyile was shot and killed in Meyersdal, Alberton,[5] before he could appear on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering stemming from his term as the head of a department in the Eastern Cape.

Local municipalities

Sedibeng District Municipality consists of the three local municipalities, namely Lesedi, Midvaal and Emfuleni. The total number of households in Sedibeng is estimated at 224 307.

Local municipality	Seat	Area (km²)	Population	Pop. %	Dominant language
Emfuleni	Vanderbijlpark	1 276 (27.6%)	658 425	82.86%	Sotho
Lesedi	Heidelberg	1 042 (22.5%)	71 531	9.00%	Zulu
Midvaal	Meyerton	2 312 (49.9%)	64 641	8.13%	Sotho, Afrikaans

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Sotho	386 696	48.67%
Zulu	132 903	16.73%
Afrikaans	119 109	14.99%
Xhosa	69 049	8.69%
English	30 283	3.81%
Tswana	21 635	2.72%
Northern Sotho	12 696	1.60%
Tsonga	7 749	0.98%
Swati	4 358	0.55%
Ndebele	3 837	0.48%
Other	3 684	0.46%
Venda	2 598	0.33%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	402 976	50.71%
Male	391 629	49.29%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	648 901	81.66%
White	130 407	16.41%
Coloured	8 492	1.07%
Indian/Asian	6 805	0.86%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	64 639	8.13%
005 - 009	67 839	8.54%
010 - 014	72 225	9.09%
015 - 019	77 832	9.80%
020 - 024	84 539	10.64%
025 - 029	80 393	10.12%
030 - 034	67 418	8.48%
035 - 039	63 775	8.03%
040 - 044	56 839	7.15%
045 - 049	46 079	5.80%
050 - 054	34 982	4.40%
055 - 059	24 848	3.13%
060 - 064	19 325	2.43%
065 - 069	13 337	1.68%
070 - 074	9 130	1.15%
075 - 079	5 374	0.68%
080 - 084	3 876	0.49%
085 - 089	1 305	0.16%
090 - 094	542	0.07%
095 - 099	218	0.03%
100 plus	90	0.01%

Neighbours

Sedibeng is surrounded by:

• Johannesburg (Johannesburg) to the north
• Ekurhuleni (EastRand) to the north
• Nkangala in Mpumalanga to the north-east (DC31)
• Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the east (DC30)
• Fezile Dabi to the south (DC20)
• Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North West to the west (DC40)
• West Rand to the north-west (CBDC8)

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. 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. Sicetsha, Andile (14 August 2018). "Dr Anthony Turton: Vaal River fix will cost the govt. between R800bn and R1tn". thesouthafrican.com. The South African. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
5. van der Merwe, Anja (4 November 2020). "VF-plus verwelkom stappe oor munisipale bestuurder se salaris". maroelamedia.co.za. Maroela Media. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

External links

• Sedibeng District Municipality