Sol Plaatje Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the

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province of

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. It is named after Sol T. Plaatje. It includes the diamond mining city of

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Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by

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. Thirty-three councillors are elected by

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in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two are chosen from

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s so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the

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(ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

Mayors

* Maria Chwarisang * Patrick Lenyibi * Patrick Everyday * Agnes Ntlhangula * David Molusi * Mangaliso Matika * Pule Thabane * Patrick Mabilo * Kagisho Dante Sonyoni

References

External links

Official website
Local municipalities of the Frances Baard District Municipality {{NorthernCape-geo-stub