Matjhabeng Local Municipality

Matjhabeng Local Municipality
Matjhabeng Local Municipality
—  Local municipality  —
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Lejweleputswa District
Seat Welkom
Area
 - Total 5,156 km2 (1,990.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)[1]
 - Total 405,031
 - Density 78.6/km2 (203.5/sq mi)
 - Households 131,622
Racial makeup[2] (2007)
 - Black African 89.72%
 - White 8.66%
 - Coloured 1.32%
 - Indian or Asian 0.31%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code FS184

Matjhabeng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State in South Africa, that includes the city of Welkom. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "where nations meet". It is derived from the migrant labour system where people from various countries like Lesotho, Mozambique, etc. meet to work in the mines of the Goldfields.[3]

Corruption

In 2011 the municipality came into the news as one of the worst examples of the widespread corruption under the ANC. In about four years about R2bn went missing [4]

References

Coordinates: 27°58′S 26°44′E / 27.967°S 26.733°E / -27.967; 26.733


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