Kgatelopele

ANC

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

ANC

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

The Kgatelopele Local Municipality is a Category B municipality found in the Northern Cape Province within the ZF Mgcawu District.

It was formerly known as Danielskuil Municipal District or Area. It is bordered by the John Taolo Gaetsewe District in the north, the Pixley ka Seme District in the south, the Frances Baard District in the east, and Tsantsabane in the west. It is the smallest of the five municipalities that make up the district, accounting for only 2% of its geographical area.

General Information

The Kgatelopele Municipality is located in the green Kalahari region of the Northern Cape
Province, ZF Mgcawu District. The area is framed by a kaleidoscope of mining and farming
activities, and natural tourist attractions.

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

The council has 11 seats with 5 political parties represented in council. The ANC is leading with 5 seats, followed by the PA and DA with 2 respectively, while the EFF and VV+ have 1.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Irene Williams

ANC

Mayor

Cllr. Mosala Leutlwetse

ANC

Speaker

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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