Emfuleni | |
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.svg) Location of Emfuleni Local Municipality within Gauteng | |
| Coordinates: 26°40′S 27°45′E / 26.667°S 27.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | Sedibeng |
| Seat | Vanderbijlpark |
| Wards | 45 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sipho Radebe (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 966 km2 (373 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 721,663 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 85.4% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 12.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 52.5% |
| • Zulu | 13.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 12.5% |
| • Xhosa | 7.8% |
| • Other | 14.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | GT421 |
Emfuleni Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Emfuleni; Zulu: UMasipala wase Mfuleni; Afrikaans: Emfuleni Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Sedibeng District Municipality, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is the westernmost local municipality in the district, and covers an area of 987 km2 at the heart of the Vaal Triangle.[3] It is located in the former industrial heartland of Gauteng which created employment and wealth for Sebokeng, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Three Rivers and Sharpeville.[4] Its head offices are located at the corner of Klasie Havenga St and Frikkie Meyer Blvd, Vanderbijlpark.[5] The municipality was founded in 1999.
Emfuleni has been experiencing a financial crisis since 2018,[4] and as of 2020 is considered a "broken" municipality which has lost the ability to rectify or recover from its many failed enterprises.[6] It has been plagued by service delivery protests,[7] and in 2020 its residents started a #EmfuleniMustFall campaign on social media due to its inconsistent or completely lacking waste removal, collapse of the electricity distribution network, ineffective provision of water and sanitation and its failure to maintain its road infrastructure.[8][9] Jacob Khawe replaced Simon Mofokeng as mayor in 2018 and acknowledged wasteful practices. He declared his commitment to a turnaround,[7] but resigned six months later when the municipality was placed under semi-administration.[10][11] Lucky Leaseane replaced Oupa Nkoane as municipal manager in February 2020, but was dismissed in September 2020.[12]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "OVERVIEW: About Emfuleni". emfuleni.gov.za. Emfuleni Local Municipality. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Emfuleni is a human rights disaster". outa.co.za. OUTA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Mantshantsh, Sikonathi (10 March 2020). "Emfuleni property attached over Eskom debt". enca.com. eNCA. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Verbeek, Peter (7 November 2020). "'Emfuleni is a 'broken' municipality' – Cllr Peter Verbeek". vaalweekblad.com. Vaalweekblad. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Emfuleni mayor admits to wasteful expenditure". enca.com. eNCA. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Staff Reporter (19 November 2020). "#EmfuleniMustFall is gaining momentum on social media". vaalweekblad.com. Vaalweekblad. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Put South africans first (9 November 2020). "Vaal is collapsing & @MYANC is doing nothing about it. #EmfuleniMustFall". twitter.com. Emfuleni for Change NPC, Re: Court application to intervene: Electricity crisis: Emfuleni Local Municipality ("ELM"). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Mahlase, Mahlatse (4 June 2018). "Emfuleni mayor resigns after municipality placed under administration". news24.com. News24. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Bornmann, Jan (8 June 2018). "ANC says Emfuleni mayor back on the job". news24.com. News24. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Serero, Lerato (16 September 2020). "ELM suspends newly appointed Municipal Manager". vaalweekblad.com. Vaalweekblad. Retrieved 19 November 2020.