| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Seat | Hoedspruit |
| Wards | 14 |
| Mayor | Thobejane M.H |
| Area total | 3244 km² |
| Population total | 94857 |
| Population as of | 2011 |
| Black African | 95.5% |
| Coloured | 0.3% |
| Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| White | 3.8% |
| Northern Sotho | 89.7% |
| Tsonga | 3.9% |
| Afrikaans | 2.7% |
| English | 1.6% |
| Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | LIM335 |
Maruleng Municipality (nso: Mmasepala wa Maruleng) is a local municipality within the Mopani District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Hoedspruit.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[1]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banereng Ba Letsoalo | 92201 | 122.29 | 6,752 | Northern Sotho |
| Banereng Ba Sekororo | 92202 | 210.51 | 35,268 | Northern Sotho |
| Hoedspruit | 92203 | 7.17 | 2,052 | Afrikaans |
| Letaba | 92204 | 21.58 | 2,483 | Northern Sotho |
| Mametja | 92205 | 316.08 | 26,702 | Northern Sotho |
| Naphuno | 92207 | 10.36 | 8,188 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 92206 | 2,543.64 | 12,929 | Tsonga |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 fifteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[2]
Corruption
In 2018, the Municipal Manager of Maruleng, Sutane Johannes Lethole, was accused of outsourcing the rental of a single truck for waste removal waste removal at R500 000 per month, with a 15% annual escalation.[3] Lethole was also alleged to have increased his own salary to R1.1 million a month, with a cellphone allowance of R2063, without council approval. Lethole resigned after the Democratic Alliance and Civic Warriors of Maruleng brought the corruption to light. [4][5]
References
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[dead link]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Maruleng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Import, Pongrass (2018-01-26). "HOEDSPRUIT: Under resourced municipality pays R6million for waste removal". Letaba Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "‘Virtually bankrupt’ municipality’s manager to be suspended soon" (in en-ZA). TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Matlala, Alex Japho (2018-07-10). "'Good riddance' to Limpopo municipal boss forced to resign". The Citizen. Retrieved 2024-02-29.