Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Mangaung
Official seal of Mangaung
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
SeatBloemfontein
Wards51
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGregory Nthatisi
Area
 • Total6,284 km2 (2,426 sq mi)
Population
(2022)
 • Total1,011,112
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African83.3%
 • Coloured5.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White11.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho53.3%
 • Afrikaans16.2%
 • Tswana12.6%
 • Xhosa9.9%
 • Other8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMAN

The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality (Sotho: Masepala o Moholo wa Mangaung; Afrikaans: Mangaung Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Mangaung; Xhosa: uMasipala oMbaxa wase Mangaung) is a metropolitan municipality which governs Bloemfontein and surrounding towns in the Free State province of South Africa. Mangaung is a Sesotho word meaning "place of cheetahs", as it was not uncommon for the Basotho to name warrior regiments after ferocious animals.

Before the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, Mangaung was a local municipality within the Motheo District Municipality. In the municipal elections held on 1 November 2021, the African National Congress won 51 out of 100 seats on the Metro Council, while the Democratic Alliance won 26 seats and the Economic Freedom Fighters won 12 seats.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Barolong Baga Moroka 40501 911.66 8,556 Sotho
Bloemfontein 40502 287.46 111,697 Afrikaans
Botshabelo 40503 228.79 175,822 Sotho
Mangaung 40504 46.23 217,076 Sotho
Morago 40505 221.37 3,941 Tswana
Opkoms 40506 2.84 15,397 Afrikaans
Peter Swart 40507 1.97 10,002 Sotho
Rodenbeck 40508 2.05 7,837 Sotho
Sonskyn 40509 0.80 3,630 Sotho
Thaba 'Nchu 40510 216.23 67,269 Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 40511 4,364.11 24,220 Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of one hundred members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifty wards, while the remaining fifty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress87,10049.754090,67251.511151
Democratic Alliance45,48225.981144,85725.481526
Economic Freedom Fighters19,68111.24020,01811.371212
Freedom Front Plus7,9704.5507,7714.4155
Patriotic Alliance3,1961.8303,1261.7822
Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats2,8211.6102,2201.2622
African Independent Congress2,9701.7001,4840.8411
African Christian Democratic Party1,2920.7401,2240.7011
African Transformation Movement1,0180.5801,0710.6111
Independent candidates9920.5700
14 other parties2,5551.4603,5832.0400
Total175,077100.0051176,026100.0050101
Valid votes175,07798.40176,02698.47
Invalid/blank votes2,8501.602,7361.53
Total votes177,927100.00178,762100.00
Registered voters/turnout410,78543.31410,78543.52


Maladministration

As of January 2024, the municipality is under administration, one of 32 in the country, and three in the Free State where the provincial executive has intervened due to maladministration

Mayors of Mangaung

The following people have served as the Executive Mayor of the municipality since its founding in 2000:

  • Pappi Mokoena (ANC), 2001–2005
  • Eva Moiloa (acting) (ANC), 2005–2006
  • Gertrude Mothupi (ANC), 2006–2008
  • France Kosinyane "Playfair" Morule (ANC), 2008–2011
  • Thabo Manyoni (ANC), 2011–2016
  • Olly Mlamleli (ANC), 2016–2020
  • Lebohang Masoetsa (acting) (ANC), 2020–16 August 2021
  • Mxolisi Siyonzana (ANC), 16 August 2021–6 March 2023
  • Papi Mokoena (AASD), 14 April 2023 – 20 April 2023
  • Gregory Nthatisi (ANC), 13 October 2023 – present (acting since 26 April 2023)

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