Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Ekurhuleni | ||
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Metropolitan municipality | ||
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![]() Location in Gauteng | ||
Coordinates: 26°10′S 28°20′E / 26.167°S 28.333°ECoordinates: 26°10′S 28°20′E / 26.167°S 28.333°E | ||
Country | South Africa | |
Province | Gauteng | |
Seat | Germiston | |
Wards | 101 | |
Government[1] | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Mzwandile Masina[2] (ANC) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1,975 km2 (763 sq mi) | |
Population (2011)[3] | ||
• Total | 3,178,470 | |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011)[3] | ||
• Black African | 78.7% | |
• Coloured | 2.7% | |
• Indian/Asian | 2.1% | |
• White | 15.8% | |
First languages (2011)[4] | ||
• Zulu | 28.8% | |
• English | 12.0% | |
• Afrikaans | 11.9% | |
• Northern Sotho | 11.4% | |
• Other | 35.9% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | EKU |
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa. The name Ekurhuleni means place of peace in Tsonga. Ekurhuleni is one of the five districts of Gauteng province and one of the eight metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. The seat of Ekurhuleni is Germiston. The largest language group among its 2,480,260 people is Zulu (2001 Census). OR Tambo International Airport is in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.[5] An Integrated Transport Plan has been initiated to allow Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality to confidently develop a transport system within its responsibilities over the next 5 years.
Following the 2016 municipal elections, Ekurhuleni will include the area of the Lesedi Local Municipality, which will be abolished, making Ekurhuleni the local government of both the East Rand and the rest of south-eastern Gauteng.[6]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken languages |
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Alberton | 77301 | 80.45 | 89,392 | Afrikaans 49% English 38% |
Bapsfontein | 77302 | 0.31 | 936 | Zulu 34% Pedi 17% Sotho 13% |
Bedfordview | 77303 | 15.43 | 21,294 | English 71% |
Benoni | 77304 | 187.99 | 94,341 | English 46% Afrikaans 24% Zulu 12% |
Boksburg | 77305 | 164.05 | 158,649 | Afrikaans 30% English 22% Zulu 15% |
Brakpan | 77306 | 196.35 | 62,113 | Afrikaans 55% English 15% Zulu 13% |
Cerutiville | 77307 | 0.41 | 2,151 | Zulu 67% Afrikaans 12% Sotho 12% |
Chief Albert Lithuli Park | 77308 | 1.12 | 2,896 | Zulu 44% Pedi 15% Sotho 12% Xhosa 11% |
Daveyton | 77309 | 14.17 | 131,390 | Zulu 40% Pedi 16% Xhosa 12% Sotho 11% |
Duduza | 77310 | 10.74 | 71,960 | Zulu 63% Sotho 19% |
Dukathole | 77311 | 1.07 | 18,537 | Xhosa 26% Zulu 25% Pedi 18% Sotho 11% |
Edenvale | 77312 | 20.38 | 40,624 | English 74% |
Etwatwa | 77314 | 21.26 | 124,435 | Zulu 47% Pedi 13% Tsonga 11% |
Germiston | 77315 | 129.14 | 139,719 | Afrikaans 27% English 26% Zulu 13% Xhosa 10% |
Katlehong | 77316 | 61.42 | 349,866 | Zulu 39% Sotho 25% Xhosa 13% |
Kempton Park | 77317 | 158.50 | 117,271 | Afrikaans 47% English 28% |
KwaThema | 77318 | 13.93 | 99,517 | Zulu 57% |
Lindelani Village | 77319 | 1.60 | 7,514 | Zulu 41% Pedi 20% |
Midrand | 77320 | 13.41 | 5,095 | Afrikaans 31% Pedi 15% English 12% Zulu 11% |
Nigel | 77321 | 129.29 | 28,706 | Afrikaans 51% English 19% Zulu 17% |
Reiger Park | 77322 | 5.70 | 36,004 | Afrikaans 48% Pedi 12% Xhosa 11% |
Springs | 77323 | 172.18 | 80,776 | Afrikaans 39% English 21% Zulu 14% |
Tembisa | 77324 | 32.44 | 348,693 | Pedi 35% Zulu 25% Tsonga 12% |
Thokoza | 77325 | 8.65 | 85,106 | Zulu 39% Sotho 27% Xhosa 20% |
Tsakane | 77326 | 29.74 | 144,289 | Zulu 57% Sotho 11% |
Vosloorus | 77327 | 28.65 | 150,277 | Zulu 48% Sotho 19% |
Wattville | 77328 | 4.78 | 49,927 | Zulu 43% English 16% Sotho 10% |
Remainder of the municipality | 77313 | 420.74 | 18,795 | Zulu 26% Pedi 21% Tsonga 14% Sotho 10% |
Windmill Park
Demographics
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The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Language | Population | % |
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Zulu | 908 002 | 28.81% |
English | 377 935 | 11.99% |
Afrikaans | 375 611 | 11.92% |
Northern Sotho (Pedi) | 359 245 | 11.40% |
Sotho | 315 806 | 10.02% |
Xhosa | 252 757 | 8.02% |
Tsonga | 208 865 | 6.63% |
Tswana | 90 307 | 2.87% |
Other | 81 878 | 2.60% |
Ndebele | 75 150 | 2.38% |
Venda | 48 227 | 1.53% |
Swati | 44 967 | 1.43% |
Gender
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Gender | Population | % |
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Male | 1 627 724 | 51.21% |
Female | 1 550 747 | 48.79% |
Ethnic groups
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Ethnic group | Population | % |
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Black African | 2 502 769 | 78.74% |
White | 502 439 | 15.81% |
Coloured | 85 910 | 2.70% |
Indian/Asian | 68 058 | 2.14% |
Age
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Age | Population | % |
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000 - 004 | 213 560 | 8.61% |
005 - 009 | 199 108 | 8.03% |
010 - 014 | 196 933 | 7.94% |
015 - 019 | 209 576 | 8.45% |
020 - 024 | 267 642 | 10.79% |
025 - 029 | 296 678 | 11.96% |
030 - 034 | 247 072 | 9.96% |
035 - 039 | 218 644 | 8.82% |
040 - 044 | 180 980 | 7.30% |
045 - 049 | 137 562 | 5.55% |
050 - 054 | 102 035 | 4.11% |
055 - 059 | 70 713 | 2.85% |
060 - 064 | 52 238 | 2.11% |
065 - 069 | 33 805 | 1.36% |
070 - 074 | 24 063 | 0.97% |
075 - 079 | 14 555 | 0.59% |
080 - 084 | 9 705 | 0.39% |
085 - 089 | 3 249 | 0.13% |
090 - 094 | 1 437 | 0.06% |
095 - 099 | 481 | 0.02% |
100 plus | 224 | 0.01% |
Politics
The municipal council consists of 202 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 101 are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 101 wards, while the remaining 101 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of 125 seats on the council.
Ekurhuleni uses a mayoral executive system. The Executive Mayor is elected by council and selects a 10-member Mayoral Committee to run the government. As of 2013 the mayor is Mondli Gungubele (ANC). The Speaker of Council is Patricia Khumalo (ANC) and the Chief Whip of Council is Robert Mashego (ANC). The Leader of the Opposition is Fortune Mahano (DA) and the Opposition Chief Whip is Tania Campbell (DA).
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[8][9]
Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
African National Congress | 478,068 | 490,234 | 968,302 | 61.6 | 71 | 54 | 125 | |
Democratic Alliance | 238,380 | 237,605 | 475,985 | 30.3 | 30 | 32 | 62 | |
National Freedom Party | 9,332 | 8,938 | 18,270 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 8,165 | 9,174 | 17,339 | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Congress of the People | 6,206 | 8,579 | 14,785 | 0.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Pan Africanist Congress | 5,873 | 4,806 | 10,679 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 5,226 | 4,690 | 9,916 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 4,241 | 5,375 | 9,616 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 4,655 | 4,011 | 8,666 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 6,080 | 2,557 | 8,637 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 4,002 | 3,280 | 7,282 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Displacees Rate-payers Association | 3,759 | 3,222 | 6,981 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 2,391 | – | 2,391 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0 | |
The Real Congress | 784 | 983 | 1,767 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Alliance | 972 | 603 | 1,575 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Black Consciousness Party | 663 | 877 | 1,540 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Simunye in Christ Organisation | 873 | 650 | 1,523 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Civic Organisation | 832 | 670 | 1,502 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Christian Democratic Party | 837 | 643 | 1,480 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
First Nation Liberation Alliance | 620 | 639 | 1,259 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
National Republican Party | 572 | 379 | 951 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Movement | 85 | 274 | 359 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Thembisa Concerned Residents' Association | – | 355 | 355 | 0.0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Umhlaba Uhlagene Peoples United Nations | 34 | – | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
Total | 782,650 | 788,544 | 1,571,194 | 100.0 | 101 | 101 | 202 | |
Spoilt votes | 14,321 | 9,922 | 24,243 |
Economy
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Manufacturing
The municipality is an important manufacturing centre in South Africa, and has been described as "the workshop of the country"
Aviation
Several airline companies are headquartered in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.
South African Airways, the flagship air carrier of South Africa, and its subsidiary South African Express Airways have their head offices in Ekurhuleni.[5][10][11] In addition Mango, a low cost airline owned by SAA, is headquartered on the grounds of OR Tambo International Airport.[12]
The headquarters of Comair and Kulula.com are at an intersection within Ekurhuleni in close proximity to OR Tambo International Airport.[13][14] Federal Air also has its headquarters on the OR Tambo International Airport grounds.[15] 1Time has its head office in the Isando Industrial Park.[16] Safair's head office is in Kempton Park.[17]
Airports Company South Africa has its head office in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni.[18] TAAG Angola Airlines has an office in Bedfordview.[19]
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/live-ekurhuleni-inaugural-council-meeting-20160823
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Background." Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
- ↑ Tshetlo, Tumelo (23 April 2014). "Ekurhuleni and Lesedi merge". Boksburg Advertiser. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ekurhuleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ekurhuleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Legal Information - (EU)." South African Airways. Retrieved on 24 June 2009.
- ↑ "Contact Us." South African Express. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "Contact Us." Mango. Retrieved on 30 September 2009. "Mezzanine Level Domestic Departure Terminal OR Tambo International Airport 1627"
- ↑ "Contact Us." Comair. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "Contact Us." Kulula.com. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "Contact details." Federal Air. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "Contact Us." 1Time. Retrieved on 28 October 2009.
- ↑ "Contact." Safair. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
- ↑ "Contact us." Airports Company South Africa. Retrieved on 6 February 2011. "Physical address: 24 Johnson Road The Maples Office Park - Bedfordview Johannesburg."
- ↑ "TAAG Offices." TAAG Angola Airlines. Retrieved on 23 January 2010.
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
External links
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality The official site of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- A history of Ekurhuleni and its cities
- History of Ekurhuleni
- Integrated Transport Plan
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality 2009-2013 Integrated Development Plan