The Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located in the southeastern region of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West Province of South Africa.
Overview
| Type of municipality: | Local Municipality (Category B) |
| MIIF classification: | B3 (small towns) |
| Province: | North West |
| District: | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Municipal code: | NW396 |
| Seat: | Christiana |
| Number of wards: | 7 |
| Total area: | 3,654 km² (1,411 square miles) |
| Population: | 59,815 (in 2022) |
| Executive mayor: | Motlhabi |
About
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality was established on 6 December 2000, and is made up of the disestablished municipalities of Bloemhof and Christiana.
The Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality is geographically located in the southeastern region of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality.
The Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality comprises 7 wards and covers an area of 3,654 km² (1,411 square miles), making it the second-smallest of five local municipalities in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District.
The administrative headquarters/seat of the Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality is in Christiana.
The Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality is bordered by:
- Maquassi Hills Local Municipality in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality to the east and northeast
- Mamusa Local Municipality to the north
- The Greater Taung Local Municipality to the west
- Phokwane Local Municipality in the Frances Baard District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province to the west
- Magareng Local Municipality in the Frances Baard District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province to the southwest
- Tokologo and Tswelopele Local Municipalities in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free State Province to the south
Present-day Lekwa-Teemane consists of Christiana (and surrounding farm areas), Bloemhof (and surrounding farm areas), Boitumelong, Geluksoord, Coverdale, Salamat, and Utlwanang.
The municipality is home to the Bloemhof Dam, a popular tourist attraction.
Population
According to the South African National Census of 2022, the Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality has a population of 59,815 people, compared to 56,025 in 2016 and 53,248 in 2011.
The municipality has a population growth per annum of 1.13%.
According to the 2022 Census, 30.9% of the population is under the age of 15, 64% is between 15 and 64, and 5.1% is over 65.
Racial makeup
According to the 2022 Census, 81.2% of the population in the Greater Taung Local Municipality describe themselves as Black African, 10.4% as White, 7.4% as Coloured, and 0.6% as Indian/Asian.
Languages
According to the 2022 Census, 64.4% of the population speaks Setswana as their first language, 17.8% speak Afrikaans, 6% speak Sesotho, 5.5% speak isiXhosa, and 6.3% speak other languages.
Economy
The main economic sectors of the Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality are tourism, agriculture, finance, insurance, hunting, and transport.
Municipal council and management
The Lekwa-Teemane municipal council is comprised of 17 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.
Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 7 wards, while the remaining 7 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) lost its outright majority on the council.
| Composition of Council (No. of seats by political party) | – ANC: 7 – EFF: 4 – DA: 1 – F4SD: 1 – VF PLUS: 1 |
| Controlling party | Hung Council |
| Executive Mayor | Motlhabi |
| Speaker | Mpho Pilane |
| Chief Whip | Matshidiso Hossain |
| Other Council Members | – Kgalalelo Majahe (Chairperson: Finance and Corporate Services Portfolio Committee) – Elias Majikela (Whip) – Lydia Segola (Chairperson: Community Services and LED Portfolio Committee) |
| Municipal Manager | T Mbonani |
| Chief Financial Officer | Mokgopane Thokoane |
| Senior Management | – Pakiso Leshage (Manager: LED) – Tebogo Lesie (Director: Community Services) – Oatile Letebele (Director: Corporate Services) – Brian Segapo (Director: Technical Services) |
| Communications Officers | Oatile Letebele |
Towns/places
Below are the towns/places in the Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality.
- Bloemhof
- Boitumelong
- Christiana
- Coverndale
- Geluksoord
- Utlwanang
Contact details
The contact details of the Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality are listed in the table below.
| Postal Address: | P.O. Box 13, Christiana, 2680 |
| Physical Address: | Corner of Dirkie Uys & Robyn Streets, Christiana |
| Telephone: | 053 441 2206 053 441 2207 053 441 2208 |
| Fax: | 053 441 3735 |
| Website: | www.lekwateemane.co.za |
