Rustenburg Local Municipality
Rustenburg Metropolitan
Rustenburg Local Municipality | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the North West | |
| Coordinates: 25°40′S 27°20′E / 25.667°S 27.333°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala Platinum |
| Seat | Rustenburg |
| Wards | 45 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sheila Mabale-Huma (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,423 km2 (1,322 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 549,575 |
| • Density | 160.6/km2 (415.8/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 88.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 9.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 53.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.9% |
| • Xhosa | 9.6% |
| • Tsonga | 5.6% |
| • Other | 21% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW373 |
Rustenburg Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Rustenburg; Afrikaans: Rustenburg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg is situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range. Rustenburg (meaning "town of rest" or "resting place" in Afrikaans) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The city of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is a malaria-free area. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province.
Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest".
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bafokeng | 60301 | 1,040.98 | 132,277 | Tswana |
| Bakwena Ba Magopa | 60302 | 297.74 | 16,049 | Tswana |
| Baphalane | 60303 | 2.85 | 3,399 | Tswana |
| Bapo Ba Ga Mogale | 60304 | 29.41 | 8,412 | Tswana |
| Boitekong | 60305 | 2.15 | 21,547 | Tswana |
| Hartebeesfontein | 60306 | 5.89 | 23,965 | Tswana |
| Magaliesberg Nature Reserve | 60307 | 132.58 | 1,196 | Tswana |
| Mankwe | 60308 | 1.50 | 1,463 | Tswana |
| Meriting | 60309 | 1.88 | 10,711 | Tswana |
| Monakato | 60310 | 3.42 | 7,602 | Tswana |
| Paardekraal Platinum Mine | 60312 | 0.37 | 24 | Xhosa |
| Paardekraal | 60311 | 1.91 | 7,215 | Tswana |
| Phatsima | 60313 | 2.23 | 5,921 | Tswana |
| Rooikoppies | 60314 | 0.46 | 3,670 | Tswana |
| Rustenburg Part 1 | 60315 | 183.39 | 67,196 | Afrikaans |
| Rustenburg Part 3 | 60320 | 2.58 | 4,662 | Tswana |
| Sunrise Park | 60316 | 2.14 | 10,312 | Tswana |
| Tlhabane | 60317 | 5.12 | 31,338 | Tswana |
| Waterval | 60318 | 0.57 | 979 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality (Rustenburg Part 2) | 60319 | 1,774.55 | 37,581 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-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 4 November 2026 no party won a majority, with the African National Congress (ANC) winning the most seats, thirty-five.
The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 53,986 | 37.87 | 35 | 54,121 | 38.60 | 0 | 35 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 20,416 | 14.32 | 7 | 20,005 | 14.27 | 6 | 13 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 18,431 | 12.93 | 1 | 18,976 | 13.53 | 11 | 12 | |
| ActionSA | 8,099 | 5.68 | 0 | 9,355 | 6.67 | 6 | 6 | |
| South African Communist Party | 6,852 | 4.81 | 0 | 6,376 | 4.55 | 4 | 4 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 4,234 | 2.97 | 0 | 4,774 | 3.40 | 3 | 3 | |
| uMkhonto weSizwe Party | 4,464 | 3.13 | 1 | 4,226 | 3.01 | 2 | 3 | |
| Labour Party | 4,148 | 2.91 | 0 | 4,112 | 2.93 | 3 | 3 | |
| Seriti Le Kaelo Independent Party | 3,732 | 2.62 | 1 | 3,442 | 2.45 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rustenburg People's Party | 2,325 | 1.63 | 0 | 2,099 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | |
| Lethabong Service Movement | 1,951 | 1.37 | 0 | 2,013 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 3,803 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Patriotic Alliance | 1,567 | 1.10 | 0 | 1,617 | 1.15 | 1 | 1 | |
| Badiredi Ba Setšhaba | 1,264 | 0.89 | 0 | 1,186 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tsogang Civic Movement | 747 | 0.52 | 0 | 817 | 0.58 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 631 | 0.44 | 0 | 905 | 0.65 | 1 | 1 | |
| Purple Party Ikageng | 713 | 0.50 | 0 | 754 | 0.54 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bakanana Pele Campaign | 552 | 0.39 | 0 | 463 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 other parties | 4,626 | 3.25 | 0 | 4,972 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 142,541 | 100.00 | 45 | 140,213 | 100.00 | 45 | 90 | |
| Valid votes | 142,541 | 97.41 | 140,213 | 96.77 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,797 | 2.59 | 4,677 | 3.23 | ||||
| Total votes | 146,338 | 100.00 | 144,890 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 324,605 | 45.08 | 324,605 | 44.64 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Rustenburg Local Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2026 — Rustenburg Local Municipality". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2026-11-12.
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