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Midvaal Local Municipality — Local municipality — Location in Gauteng
Country South Africa Province Gauteng District Sedibeng District Seat Meyerton Government - Mayor Timothy Nast Democratic Alliance (South Africa) Area - Total 1,725 km2 (666 sq mi) Population (2007)[1] - Total 83,445 - Density 48.4/km2 (125.3/sq mi) - Households 24,265 Racial makeup[2] (2007) - Black African 63.39% - White 35.19% - Coloured 1.30% - Indian or Asian 0.12% Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Municipal code GT422 Website http://www.midvaal.gov.za/ Midvaal Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sedibeng District of Gauteng in South Africa. The name due to its geographical location: Midvaal lies halfway between Johannesburg/East Rand and the Vaal/Vereeniging area.[3]
It encompasses the following towns:[4]
- Meyerton
- De Deur/Walkerville
- Eikenhof
- Vaal Marina
- Randvaal
- Suikerbosrand
Midvaal Local Municipality [5] led by Executive Mayor Cllr. Timothy Nast has been coined the fastest growing municipality in Gauteng due to its rapid economic growth. Midvaal has undergone a radical change from quaint country area to booming tourist, recreational and industrial centre in Southern Gauteng. Midvaal has grown from 60 000 residents in 2001 to 100 000 today. A report by Gauteng’s Provincial Government ranked Midvaal as the province's top municipality in terms of quality of life [6]. In December 2010 Midvaal was ranked 23rd out of 231 municipalities [7]. This shows us that Midvaal is within the top 10% of high scoring local municipalities in the country.
Midvaal’s name has become more prominent with the establishment of the Oprah Winfrey School located in the area. In addition to this one of golf's most successful and recognizable stars Greg Norman coined “the Great White Shark” invested huge amounts of money into the Eye of Africa Golfing Estate development for which he designed the golf course. The municipality’s major achievement has been attracting Sedibeng Breweries, South Africa’s distributors of Heineken into the area. The brewery has set-up its national offices along Midvaal R59 freeway/ corridor and has brought with it new opportunities for job creation and small businesses.In South African municipal election, 2011 Midvaal was won by the Democratic Alliance (South Africa) who won 15 seats and the African National Congress won 11 seats in the municipal council. The only party to have representation in the municipal council is the Freedom Front Plus who have one seat.
References
- ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/community_new/content.asp?link=interactivedata.asp. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Department of Home Affairs website, accessed 15 September 2008.
- ^ http://www.midvaal.gov.za/
- ^ http://www.polity.org.za/article/da-joint-statement-by-janet-semple-tim-nast-and-marti-wenger-da-gauteng-leader-da-mayor-of-midvaal-and-shadow-minister-of-cooperative-governance-and-traditional-affairs-on-the-midvaal-municipality-27052010-2010-05-27
- ^ http://www.municipaliq.co.za/
External links
Municipalities in the Province of Gauteng, South Africa Provincial Capital: Johannesburg Metropolitan District
and LocalEmfuleni · Midvaal · Lesedi
Emfuleni • Lesedi • Midvaal
Cities and towns Categories:- Local Municipalities of Sedibeng
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