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Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Lepelle-Nkumpi | |
| settlement_type | Local municipality | |
| <!-- images, nickname ---> | image_seal | Lepelle-Nkumpi_CoA.png |
| seal_size | 150x100px | |
| <!-- maps and coordinates ------> | image_map | Map of Limpopo with Lepelle-Nkumpi highlighted.svg |
| map_alt | Location in Limpopo | |
| map_caption | Location in Limpopo | |
| coordinates | ||
| coordinates_footnotes | tags -- | |
| <!-- location ------------------> | subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | South Africa | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province | |
| subdivision_name1 | Limpopo | |
| subdivision_type2 | District | |
| subdivision_name2 | Capricorn | |
| <!-- seat, smaller parts -------> | seat | Lebowakgomo |
| parts_type | Wards | |
| parts | 30 | |
| <!-- government leaders --> | government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipal council | |
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | Meriam Molala | |
| leader_name2 | ||
| area_total_km2 | 3463 | |
| <!-- population ----------------> | population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 230350 | |
| population_as_of | 2011 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | ||
| demographics1_title1 | Black African | |
| demographics1_info1 | 99.6% | |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured | |
| demographics1_info2 | 0.1% | |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian | |
| demographics1_info3 | 0.1% | |
| demographics1_title4 | White | |
| demographics1_info4 | 0.1% | |
| <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | ||
| demographics2_title1 | Northern Sotho | |
| demographics2_info1 | 86.9% | |
| demographics2_title2 | Southern Ndebele | |
| demographics2_info2 | 4.6% | |
| demographics2_title3 | Tsonga | |
| demographics2_info3 | 3.8% | |
| demographics2_info4 | % | |
| demographics2_title5 | Other | |
| demographics2_info5 | 4.7% | |
| <!-- time zone(s) --------------> | timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 | |
| <!-- Municipal code --> | blank_name_sec1 | Municipal code |
| blank_info_sec1 | LIM355 |
Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality () is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Lebowakgomo.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakgaga Ba Mphahlele | 91301 | 591.16 | 71,646 | Northern Sotho |
| Batau Ba Seloane | 91302 | 96.24 | 6,457 | Northern Sotho |
| Ditlou Ntshong | 91303 | 85.16 | 5,334 | Northern Sotho |
| Lebowakgomo | 91304 | 183.46 | 26,190 | Northern Sotho |
| Mafefe | 91306 | 364.67 | 11,312 | Northern Sotho |
| Mathabatha | 91307 | 0.34 | 444 | Northern Sotho |
| Mokerong | 91308 | 0.79 | 1,573 | Northern Sotho |
| Ndlovu | 91309 | 1.67 | 1,878 | Southern Ndebele |
| Thabamoopo | 91310 | 239.51 | 6,438 | Northern Sotho |
| Zebediela Part 1 | 91311 | 502.15 | 95,107 | Northern Sotho |
| Zebediela Part 2 | 91312 | 1.41 | 179 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91305 | 1,388.22 | 1,402 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
Main article: Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality elections
The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirty 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 forty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Corruption
In late 2023, Thabo Ben Mothogoane, the municipality's former municipal manager, and Rosina Mangaka Ngoveni, the former chief financial officer, were arrested in connection with the fraud at VBS Bank
References
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa.
- [http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]
- "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Lepelle-Nkumpi".
- Ledwaba, Neesa Moodley, Vincent Cruywagen and Lucas. (2024-02-03). "The VBS scandal six years on - the R2bn fraud, the R500m settlement and the plight of victims".
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