Lesedi Local Municipality

Lesedi Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Lesedi; Sotho: Masepala wa Lesedi; Afrikaans: Lesedi Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Sedibeng District Municipality, in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

Heidelberg is the seat of the municipality. During the first war of independence, Heidelberg served as capital of the South African Republic, from 1880 to 1883.

Lesedi
Official seal of Lesedi
Location in Gauteng
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°30′S 28°30′E / 26.500°S 28.500°E / -26.500; 28.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictSedibeng
SeatHeidelberg
Wards13
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLerato Maloka
Area
 • Total1,484 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total99,520
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African77.3%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian1.3%
 • White19.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu40.8%
 • Sotho21.9%
 • Afrikaans19.5%
 • English5.0%
 • Other12.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT423

Lesedi is a Sesotho word meaning "light". The name was decided upon because the municipality represents the light of the area.

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 plurality of seats on the council.

In 2013, a proposal was made for the Lesedi Local Municipality to cease being a local municipality under the Sedibeng District Municipality and to be merged into the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality after the 2016 municipal elections. The Democratic Alliance opposed the proposal and challenged it. As a result, the planned absorption of the Lesedi municipality into Ekurhuleni after the 2016 municipal elections was blocked by the High Court of South Africa in 2015.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

Lesedi local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 12,140 12,175 24,315 50.4% 10 3 13
Democratic Alliance 4,893 4,905 9,798 20.3% 3 2 5
Economic Freedom Fighters 3,258 3,266 6,524 13.5% 0 4 4
Freedom Front Plus 2,227 2,129 4,356 9.0% 0 3 3
Socialist Economic Freedom Movement 580 504 1,084 2.2% 0 1 1
Independent candidates 18 18 0.0% 0 0
8 other parties 971 1,145 2,116 4.4% 0 0 0
Total 24,087 24,124 48,211 13 13 26
Valid votes 24,087 24,124 48,211 98.6%
Spoilt votes 346 360 706 1.4%
Total votes cast 24,433 24,484 48,917
Voter turnout 24,576
Registered voters 47,853
Turnout percentage 51.4%

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Devon 70601 1.72 704 Afrikaans
Heidelberg 70602 30.16 11,614 Afrikaans
Impumelelo 70603 1.44 6,226 Zulu
Ratanda 70606 4.15 35,145 Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 70604 1,378.90 16,350 Zulu

Management

In 2021 The Hawks arrested Mr Tshepo Malekana, development and planning manager at the municipality, for allegedly defrauding the municipality by selling vacant municipal land unlawfully and illegally between 2017 and 2019. He allegedly received cash payments totaling R100 million.

References

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