Local municipality in Free State, South Africa
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]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places :[ 4]
Politics
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]
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