The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality (BPDM) is a Category C municipality situated in the northeastern region of the North West province of South Africa.
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
Type of municipality: | District (Category C) |
Province: | North West |
Municipal code: | DC37 |
Seat: | Rustenburg |
Local municipalities: | 5 |
Total area: | 18,333 km² (7,078 square miles) |
Population: | 1,624,144 (in 2022) |
Executive mayor: | M Nondzaba |
About
The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality is geographically situated in the northeastern part of the North West province.
The administrative headquarters/seat of Bojanala Platinum is in Rustenburg.
The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality covers an area of 18,333 km² (7,078 square miles) and is the second-smallest district in the North West Province.
The District is divided into five local municipalities namely;
- Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality
- Madibeng Local Municipality
- Moretele Local Municipality
- Moses Kotane Local Municipality
- Rustenburg Local Municipality
The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality is bordered by Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality to the west, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality to the south, West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng to the southeast, the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng to the east, and Waterberg District Municipality in Limpopo to the north.
Corruption
In October 2023, the Hawks arrested the municipal manager of the District, who was embroiled in corruption involving R134 million, including spending R2 million on just two laptops.
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Population
According to the South African National Census of 2022, the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality has a population of 1,624,144 residents, compared to 1,657,148 in 2016, and 1,507,505 in 2011.
The municipality has a population growth per annum of 0.73%.
According to the 2022 Census, 26.3% of the population is under the age of 15, 67.7% is between 15 and 64, and 5.9% is over 65.
Racial makeup
According to the 2022 Census, 95.4% of the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality population describe themselves as Black African, 3.7% as White, 0.7% as Coloured, and 0.1% as Indian/Asian.
Languages
According to the 2022 Census, 55.3% of the population speaks Setswana as their first language, 8.1% speak Xitsonga, 7.2% speak Afrikaans, 5.6% speak isiXhosa, and 23.8% speak other languages.
Economy
The district’s main economic sectors are mining, community services, finance, trade, transport, and manufacturing.
District council and management
Composition of Council (No. of seats by political party) | – ANC: 16 – EFF: 5 – DA: 3 – AIC: 1 – F4SD: 1 – SM: 1 – T.C.M.: 1 – VF PLUS: 1 |
Controlling Party | ANC |
Executive Mayor | M Nondzaba |
Deputy Executive Mayor | n/a |
Speaker | Lucky Madiba |
Chief Whip | Louis Diremelo |
Other Council Members | – Mahommed Karani (MMC: Rural Local Economic Development) – Lucky Malope (MMC: Sports, Arts and Culture) – Fridah Mangoathe (MMC: Rural Development and Agriculture) – Ignatius Msoki (MMC: IDP/PMS; Monitoring and Evaluation) – Suzan Nthamngeni (MMC: Corporate Support Services) – Vincent Phushoane (MMC: Budget and Treasury) – Kutlwano Ramokgadi (MMC: Community Development) – Annietjie Selebogo (MMC: Technical Services) – Winnie Sono (MMC: Special Projects) |
Municipal Manager | n/a |
Chief Financial Officer | Kulani Chauk (Acting) |
Senior Management | – Amos Khumalo (Director: Technical Services) – G.T Lenake (Director: Health and Emergency Services) – Beauty Maganye (Director: Economic Development) – G Mahlangu (Director: Community Development Services) – Lucas Mokgara (Chief of Staff) |
Communications Officers | n/a |
Towns/places
Below are the towns/places in the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality.
- Brits
- Derby
- Hartbeesfontein-A
- Hartbeespoort
- Koster
- Madikwe
- Marikana
- Mooinooi
- Phatsima
- Rustenburg
- Swartruggens
- Tlhabane
Contact details
The contact details of the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality are listed in the table below.
Postal address: | PO Box 1993, Rustenburg, 0300 |
Physical address: | Cnr Beyers Naude & Fatima Bhayat Drives, Rustenburg |
Telephone: | 014 590 4500 |
Fax: | 014 592 6085 |
Email: | info@bojanala.gov.za |
Website: | www.bojanala.gov.za |