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Hantam

ANC

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

ANC

Current Mayor

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Changes of Mayors

The Hantam Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated within the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape Province.

The municipality is the largest municipality of six in the district, making up a third of its geographical area. It has its centre in Calvinia, which is approximately 400km from Cape Town, Springbok, Upington and Beaufort West. A 1 250m tarred runway, very close to Calvinia, is used by many visitors to this beautiful part of the Northern Cape. Numerous government departments are also situated in Calvinia.

Composition of Council

The council has 13 seats with 5 political parties represented in council. The ANC is the leading party with 6 seats but falls short of the requisite 7 to govern alone. The current coalition is made up of the ANC and the PA totalling 07 seats.

No of Seats per Party

Key Positions in Council

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Mr Koos Alexander

ANC

Mayor and Chairperson: Budget and Treasury

Cllr. Christo Slambee

Speaker

Cllr. Adam Jacobus Edward Claassen

Chairperson: Social Development

Cllr. Henery de Wee

ANC

Chairperson: Infrastructure

Cllr. Gert Vyver

ANC

Chairperson: MPAC

Historical Timeline

The council was constituted on November 2024 with no changes.

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