Nama-Khoi

ANC

Largest Party

NCM

Coalition leader

NCM

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

The Nama Khoi Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated on the north-western side of the Northern Cape Province in the Namakwa District.

The municipality is one of the six municipalities that make up the district. Nama and Khoisan people occupied this area for hundreds of years. The town of Springbok is the administrative centre.

General Information

Springbok is the most densely populated area, is close to the N7, and functions as the sub-regional centre for administrative, commercial and higher-order social facilities. Mining used to form the backbone of the economy, with tourism being seen as the new frontier for economic development. The economic activities of the municipality are centered around Mining, tourism, government departments and the private sector.

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

The council has 17 seats , with 1 civic movement and 3 political parties represented in council. The ANC is leading with 7 seats, followed by DA 5, NCM 4, and VF PLUS at 1.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Gustar Matthew Shannon Bock

NCM

Mayor

Cllr. Rodney Kritzinger

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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