The Maquassi Hills Local Municipality is a Category B municipality within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda 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 Kenneth Kaunda |
| Municipal code: | NW404 |
| Seat: | Wolmaransstad |
| Number of wards: | 11 |
| Total area: | 4,671 km² (1,803 square miles) |
| Population: | 90,302 (in 2022) |
| Executive mayor: | Mzwandile Abel Feliti |
About
The Maquassi Hills Local Municipality is geographically located in the southern region of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality.
The Maquassi Hills Local Municipality comprises 11 wards and covers an area of 4,671 km² (1,803 square miles), making it the second-largest of three local municipalities in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, as it accounts for a third of its geographical area.
The Maquassi Hills Local Municipality is bordered by:
- The City of Matlosana Local Municipality to the east and northeast
- Tswaing Local Municipality in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality to the north
- Mamusa and Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipalities in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality to the west
- Tswelopele Local Municipality in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free State Province to the south
- Nala Local Municipality in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free State Province to the south and east
The administrative headquarters/seat of the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality is in Wolmaransstad.
Wolmaransstad serves a large community and is an important diamond-buying centre. It’s a farming and prospecting community, forming part of the area where the highest concentration of earth-moving equipment in the world can be found.
Visitors can also learn about the history of diamond mining in the area, an area brimming with adventure. Maquassi Hills invites you to explore its exciting history by taking the Digger’s Diamond Tour like the early miners who sifted through the earth in their search for untold mineral riches.
Population
According to the South African National Census of 2022, the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality has a population of 90,302 people, compared to 82,012 in 2016 and 77,794 in 2011.
The municipality has a population growth per annum of 1.45%.
According to the 2022 Census, 31% of the population is under the age of 15, 63.8% is between 15 and 64, and 5.2% is over 65.
Racial makeup
According to the 2022 Census, 88.7% of the population in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality describe themselves as Black African, 8.2% as White, 2.3% as Coloured, and 0.4% as Indian/Asian.
Languages
According to the 2022 Census, 72.5% of the population speaks Setswana as their first language, 10.7% speak Afrikaans, 6.6% speak Sesotho, 4.1% speak isiXhosa, and 6.1% speak other languages.
Economy
The main economic sectors of the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality are agriculture, manufacturing, domestic, and community services.
Municipal council and management
The Maquassi Hills municipal council is comprised of 22 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.
Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 11 wards, while the remaining 11 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) won a majority of 13 seats on the council.
| Composition of Council (No. of seats by political party) | – ANC: 13 – EFF: 4 – DA: 2 – F4SD: 1 – SAPA: 1 – VF PLUS: 1 |
| Controlling party | ANC |
| Executive Mayor | Mzwandile Abel Feliti |
| Speaker | Saboeng Sarah Nkatlo |
| Chief Whip | Rangaka Moletsane |
| Other Council Members | – M Hlongwane (Chairperson: MPAC) – T Malebatsaane (Exco Member) – R Moletsane (Exco Member) |
| Municipal Manager | Nokuthula Mbonani |
| Chief Financial Officer | n/a |
| Senior Management | M Mwase (Director: Technical Services) |
| Communications Officers | n/a |
Towns/places
Below are the towns/places in the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality.
- Boskuil
- Kgakala
- Leeudoringstad
- Makwassie
- Rulaganyang
- Trotsville
- Tswelelang
- Witpoort
- Wolmaransstad
Contact details
The contact details of the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality are listed in the table below.
| Postal Address: | Private Bag X3, Wolmaransstad, 2630 |
| Physical Address: | 19 Kruger Street, Wolmaransstad, North West Province |
| Telephone: | 018 065 0010 |
| Fax: | 018 596 1555 |
| Email: | maggym@maquassihills.org |
| Website: | www.maquassihills.co.za |
