Hantam

ANC

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

ANC

Current Mayor

N/A

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.

General Information

The municipality provides work for more than 140 permanent employees. Seventy percent of the population live and work in the towns. Farming is the main contributor to the economy, namely sheep, wool and lucerne, as well as rooibos tea. The Hantam Municipality is well known for its wide open spaces, stunning mountain ranges, and nature reserves filled with an incredible array of plants and bulbs that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

The council has 11 seats, with 5 political parties represented in council. The ANC has the majority of seats with 6 followed by DA with 4 and the rest of the political parties in council have 1 seat respectively.

Key Positions

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 powers and functions of the Mayor are set out in section 56 of the Structures Act. The 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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