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!Kheis

ANC

Largest Party

DA

Coalition leader

DA

Current Mayor

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Changes of Mayors

The !Kheis Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated within the ZF Mgcawu District in the Northern Cape Province.

It is one of the five municipalities that make up the district, accounting for 11% of its geographical area. It was established from the former Groblershoop Municipality, from settlements that were previously part of the ZF Mgcawu and Karoo District Municipalities.

General Information

The !Kheis municipal area was initially inhabited by the Khoisan people, who were also the first permanent inhabitants of South Africa. The San, who lived a nomadic life, migrated through the area. !Kheis is a Khoi name meaning ‘a place where you live’ or ‘your home’. The existing roads in the !Kheis municipal area are mainly gravel. The main road (N10) from Upington to Groblershoop is a tar road. Groblershoop is also connected by the N8 to Griekwastad and by the N10 to Marydale. Due to the climate of the area, there is huge potential to utilise solar energy more widely, especially in the remote areas of the district. The Orange River stretches through the area, from the south-east to the north-west.

Composition of Council

The council has 11 seats with 4 political parties and 2 independent represented in council. The ANC is leading with 5 seats, followed by the DA with 2, IND 2 and EFF , COPE with 1 seat.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Rolf Christie

Mayor

Cllr. Koos Esau

COPE

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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