Matjhabeng Local Municipality

Matjhabeng Local Municipality
—  Local municipality  —
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

1. ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
2. ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/community_new/content.asp?link=interactivedata.asp. Retrieved 19 October 2009. 
3. ^ South African Languages - Place names
4. ^ Times Live June 11, 2011

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