Khâi-Ma
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Location in the Northern Cape
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| Coordinates: 29°30′S 19°15′E / 29.500°S 19.250°E / -29.500; 19.250 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Pofadder |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Lindie Bruintjies-Groenewald |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,628 km2 (6,420 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[2]
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| • Total | 12,465 |
| • Density | 0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 17.6% |
| • Coloured | 75.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 83.3% |
| • Tswana | 10.9% |
| • Xhosa | 2.2% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC067 |
Khâi-Ma Municipality (Afrikaans: Khâi-Ma Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Khâi-Ma) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Khâi-Ma is a Khoekhoe word meaning "to stand up".[4]
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Aggeneys | 368006 | 205.7 | 2,262 |
| Onseepkans | 368001 | 27.7 | 2,090 |
| Pella | 368004 | 477.8 | 2,470 |
| Pofadder | 368005 | 162.1 | 3,287 |
| Witbank | 368003 | 0.4 | 210 |
| Remainder | 368002 | 15,754.2 | 2,148 |
| Total | 16,628.0 | 12,465 | |
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Khâi-Ma local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 2,199 | 2,204 | 4,403 | 50.5% | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Namakwa Civic Movement | 820 | 889 | 1,709 | 19.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 512 | 507 | 1,019 | 11.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 272 | 275 | 547 | 6.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 255 | 247 | 502 | 5.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 147 | 143 | 290 | 3.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Economic Fighters | 52 | 61 | 113 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 89 | – | 89 | 1.0% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 11 | 19 | 30 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,361 | 4,350 | 8,711 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,361 | 4,350 | 8,711 | 98.5% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 57 | 74 | 131 | 1.5% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 4,418 | 4,424 | 8,842 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 4,430 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 7,799 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 56.8% | |||||||
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Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape
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District seat: Springbok | ||
| Hantam |
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| Kamiesberg |
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| Karoo Hoogland |
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| Khâi-Ma |
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| Nama Khoi |
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| Richtersveld |
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Municipalities of the Northern Cape
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| Namakwa District |
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| Pixley ka Seme District |
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| ZF Mgcawu District |
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| Frances Baard District |
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| John Taolo Gaetsewe District |
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