On 6 December 2000 a new Council came into being - the
new City of Cape Town. This new council is an amalgamation
of the previous 6 metropolitan local councils (MLCs), namely
Blaauwberg Municipality, City of Cape Town, City of Tygerberg,
Helderberg Municipality, Oostenberg Municipality, South
Peninsula Municipality and the Cape Metropolitan Council.
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Nomaindia Mfeketo
Mayor of Cape Town |
Getting Elected: A background
Even though the African National Congress just won 38 percent
of the vote in the municipal elections held in 2000, the
mayor of the city- Nomaindia Mfeketo- is an ANC member.
This comes about due to political in-fighting within the
alliance that won the election in 2000. With the National
party having decided to split from the Democratic Alliance
and go into government with the ANC.
Getting the Vote
There are two ways in which local councillors can be elected
on the City Council; one is through direct elections where
a candidate stands in a ward or through proportional representation
where a candidate is elected onto a seat from a party list.
This depends on
the votes garnered. The city has 200 councillors, with a
50/50 split between proportional representation and directly
elected ward councillors.
Running the city
• The entire Cape Metropolitan Council consists of
100 wards.
• The Mayor is appointed by the largest party in the
council, or the largest coalition in the case of Cape Town.
• The city manager, Wallace Mgoqi, is responsible
for executing the policies of the political leadership in
council,
• The mayor being at the head of such decisions.
Blurb: The Cape Town Metropolitan Council allows
citizens to access their local representatives through an
extensive database of councillors and their contact details.
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