Collins Chabane Local Municipality

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Collins Chabane
Local municipality
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
SeatMalamulele
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
[1]
 • Total5,003 km2 (1,932 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total328,636
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM345

Collins Chabane Municipality (Tsonga: Masipala wa Collins Chabane; Venda: Masipalawapo wa Collins Chabane) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging portions of the Thulamela and Makhado local municipalities.[3] Malamulele is the seat of the municipality.

Main places[edit]

Place Population Area (km2)
Basani 3,408 4.39
Bulwini 2,474 2.35
Gijamhandzeni 1,153 1.55
Gumbani 2,229 2.16
Hasane 2,710 2.97
Jimmy Jones 3,371 3.17
Lulamani 61 0.11
Machele 1,192 1.03
Madonsi 3,220 3.05
Makuleke 4,502 3.31
Malamulele 13,070 9.57
Mapimele 467 0.40
Mavambe 4,133 5.28
Mavhunda A 388 0.3
Mtititi 3,341 3.56
Ka-Bazela SP 1,252 1.26
Ka-Dinga 2,122 1.31
Ka-Hasane 1,927 1.74
Ka-Jilongo 3,117 2.82
Ka-Mabayeni 1,361 1.95
Ka-Mahonisi 3,748 2.57
Ka-Mapapila 1,730 1.43
Ka-Matiani 3,073 3.62
Ka-Matsakali 1,505 1.28
Nhombelani 1,207 2.13
Ka-Mchipise 3,203 4.95
Ka-Mdabula 808 0.61
Ka-Mhinga 10,524 7.28
Ka-Mphambo 3,714 3.03
Ka-Mulamula 3,068 3.06
Ka-Muswane 2,165 2.87
Ka-Nkovani Shaswita 5,438 3.95
Ka-Nghezimani 2,170 2.83
Ka-Nyavani 305 0.68
Ka-Sunduza 3,774 2.85
Nkavele 2,483 2.11
Ka-Xigamani 2,055 1.95
Ka-Xihosana 2,546 2.81
Ka-Xikundu 4,452 4.36
Ka-Xikundu B 1,412 1.04
Ka-Xitlhelani 4,629 5.15

Politics[edit]

The municipal council consists of seventy-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of sixty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 59,191 59,499 118,690 84.1 35 25 60
EFF 6,148 6,216 12,364 8.8 0 6 6
DA 1,704 1,752 3,456 2.5 0 2 2
Independent 1,646 – 1,646 1.2 1 – 1
Ximoko Party 619 732 1,351 1.0 0 1 1
ACDP 346 945 1,291 0.9 0 1 1
COPE 466 376 842 0.6 0 0 0
African People's Convention 109 382 491 0.4 0 0 0
Malamulele Community Association 155 274 429 0.3 0 0 0
South African United Party 136 184 320 0.2 0 0 0
PAC 42 101 143 0.1 0 0 0
Agang SA 10 31 41 0.0 0 0 0
Total 70,572 70,492 141,064 100.0 36 35 71
Spoilt votes 1,008 1,045 2,053

Business[edit]

With the establishment of the new municipality called Collins Chabane Local Municipality in Vhembe District, Limpopo, a new business chamber called "Collins Chabane Chamber of Business" was established and launched formally in August 2017. Collins Chabane Chamber of Business (CCCB) is a Non-profit organization formed by the coming together of the already existing business Forums in Malamulele and Hlanganani-Vuwani areas to form a formidable entity on a municipal level, while maintaining their original and distinct purposes of driving business on an area and nodal-point levels. The former two forums have now become local area forums within the Collins Chabane Chamber of Business. The Chamber of business is responsible for the authentication of local businesses and the protection of member's rights and benefits within the local empowerment drive.

A Chamber of Business is a form of an independent, non-political, subscription-based association or business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community. The chamber of Business is an organization of citizens who are investing their time and money in a community development program-working together to improve the economic, civic, and cultural wellbeing of the area. There are two primary functions of a chamber of Business: first, it acts as a spokesman for the business and professional community and translates the group thinking of its members into action; secondly, it renders a specific product or services type that can be most effectively be beneficial by a community organization and to its members as a whole.

The Collins Chabane Chamber of Business is divided into two local forums (Malamulele and Hlanganai-Vuwani) and seven (7) nodal points (or economic hubs). The Malamulele local area consists of five nodal points, while Hlanganani-Vuwani local area has two nodal points. The chamber has a board of Directors consisting of members from the local areas, while the local areas has an executive consisting of members from their nodal points. Local businesses are the members that elect the local forums’ executives, and the executives elect the board of directors to set policy/constitution for the chambers.

The Collins Chabane Chamber of Business is structures to have a 7-member Executive Board who are part of a 16-member Board of directors which is also part of a Council, and the Leadership as of 2017 is as follows:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Thulamela, Makhado.
  2. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: New Municipality" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: New Municipality" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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