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Steve Tshwete

ANC & DA

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

ANC

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

One of the top Municipalities in South Africa is the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, located in Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province.

The Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (previously Middelburg Local Municipality) is a Category B municipality located in the Nkangala District of the Mpumalanga Province. It is one of the larger municipalities of the six in the district. It is a progressive and flourishing Municipality with world-class infrastructure, which has helped it rise to the top of South Africa’s Municipalities.

General Information

The Steve Tshwete Local Municipality is in a prime location for business, less than 150 kilometers from Pretoria (Tshwane), the capital of South Africa, and 170 kilometers from Johannesburg, the country’s economic hub. Additionally, it is close to the N4, which provides easy access to Mozambique and the Richards Bay port. The Steve Tshwete Local Municipality is also known as the Stainless Steel Capital of Africa, as it is home to Columbus Stainless, the only steel plant in Africa. Mining is the major contributor, followed by manufacturing; other contributors include government services, financial services, agriculture, and tourism.

Composition of Council

There are 58 seats in the council, both the ANC and DA have the same number of seats of about 17 each, while the EFF is seating at 9, MHRF AT 7, FF+ 3 and 1 independent candidate.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Masilela Petros Mhlonishwa

ANC

Executive Mayor

Cllr. Mathunyane Silape Thato

N/A

Speaker

Cllr Bathobile Cloudeth Shabangu

N/A

MMC: Arts, Culture & Environmental Health

Cllr Grace Nankie Baneng Mathibela

N/A

MMC: Financial Services

Cllr Marumo Jim Sekgwele

N/A

MMC: Corporate and Support Services

Cllr Mthokozisi Gif Maseko

N/A

MMC: Infrastructure Development Services

Cllr Letsatsi Ernest Nkwana

N/A

MMC: Community Safety

Cllr Manakedi Caroline Mphego

N/A

Spatial Development and Human Settlement

Historical Timeline

The powers and functions of the Executive Mayor are set out in section 56 of the Structures Act. The Executive Mayor is the political head of the Municipality and exercises both statutory and ceremonial functions. An executive mayor is entitled to receive reports from committees of the municipal council and to forward these reports together with a recommendation to the council when the matter cannot be disposed of by the executive mayor in terms of the executive mayor’s delegated powers.
The speaker’s role in a municipality is key to ensuring oversight, accountability, integrity, discipline of office, and the efficient running of council meetings. As such, impartiality in the exercise of his or her function is essential for the speaker. The speaker must distinguish between his or her activities as a politician and his or her functions as a speaker. It also means that the function of the speaker and the non-partisan exercise of that function must be respected by members, parties and interests represented in the council.

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