The Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality is a Category B municipality within the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the northwestern region of the North West Province of South Africa.
Overview
| Type of municipality: | Local Municipality (Category B) |
| MIIF classification: | B4 (mostly rural) |
| Province: | North West |
| District: | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Municipal code: | NW397 |
| Seat: | Ganyesa |
| Number of wards: | 15 |
| Total area: | 23,827 km² (9,200 square miles) |
| Population: | 112,130 (in 2022) |
| Executive mayor: | Tshireletso Marabutse |
About
The Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality was created at the local government elections of 18 May 2011, by merging the Kagisano and Molopo municipalities.
The Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality is geographically located in the western and northern regions of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality.
The Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality comprises 15 wards and covers an area of 23,827 km² (9,200 square miles), making it the largest of the five local municipalities in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, as it accounts for just over half of its geographical area
The administrative headquarters/seat of the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality is in Ganyesa.
The Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality is bordered by:
- Ratlou Local Municipality in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality to the east
- Naledi Local Municipality to the east
- Greater Taung Local Municipality to the south
- Joe Morolong Local Municipality in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province to the south and west
- The Republic of Botswana to the west and north
The main towns in the municipality are Ganyesa, Morokweng, Pomfret, and Piet Plessis.
Population
According to the South African National Census of 2022, the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality has a population of 112,130 people, compared to 102,703 in 2016 and 105,789 in 2011.
The municipality has a population growth per annum of 0.57%.
According to the 2022 Census, 34.9% of the population is under the age of 15, 59% is between 15 and 64, and 6.1% is over 65.
Racial makeup
According to the 2022 Census, 96% of the population in the Greater Taung Local Municipality describe themselves as Black African, 2.1% as White, 1.4% as Coloured, and 0.2% as Indian/Asian.
Languages
According to the 2022 Census, 90.3% of the population speaks Setswana as their first language, 3.4% speak Afrikaans, 1.6% speak English, and 4.7% speak other languages.
Economy
The main economic sectors of the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality are farming and agriculture.
Municipal council and management
The Kagisano-Molopo municipal council is comprised of 29 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.
Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 15 wards, while the remaining 14 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) obtained a majority of 20 seats on the council.
| Composition of Council (No. of seats by political party) | – ANC: 20 – EFF: 4 – AICM: 2 – DA: 2 – UCDP: 1 |
| Controlling party | ANC |
| Executive Mayor | Tshireletso Marabutse |
| Speaker | OP Moirwagale |
| Chief Whip | SK Moreki |
| Other Council Members | – Phenyo Baikgaki (MMC: Infrastructure) – Evelyn Chweneemang (MMC: Budget and Treasury Office) – Ponatshego Mereyabone (MMC: Corporate Services and Support) – Portia Moagaesi (MMC: Planning and Development) |
| Municipal Manager | Sello Maroga (Administrator) |
| Chief Financial Officer | Rowen Ferris |
| Senior Management | – Lentikile Bogodile (IDP Manager) – Boitshoko Madumo (Director: Community Services, LED and Tourism) – Kagiso Morapedi (Acting Director: Planning and Development) – Obed Ntsimane (Director: Corporate Services) |
| Communications Officers | Takatso Senye (Manager: Communications) |
Towns/places
Below are the towns/places in the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality.
- Austrey
- Bray
- Ganyesa
- Goodwood
- Louwna
- Morokweng
- Piet Plessis
- Pomfret
- Tosca
Contact details
The contact details of the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality are listed in the table below.
| Postal Address: | Private Bag X522, Ganyesa, 8613 |
| Physical Address: | New Municipal Building, Tlakgameng Road (Next to Ganyesa Health Clinic), Ganyesa, 8613 |
| Telephone: | 053 998 4455 |
| Fax: | 053 998 3711 |
