| ǃKheis | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -29.25°N 61°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat: | Groblershoop |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 6 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Paul Vries |
| Area Total Km2: | 11107 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 16637 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 6.9% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 85.3% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.0% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 5.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 94.5% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.9% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.5% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NC084 |
ǃKheis Municipality (Afrikaans: !Kheis Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoikhoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoekhoe people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31802 | 0.37 | 1,587 | ||
| 31803 | 0.37 | 965 | ||
| 31804 | 1.26 | 437 | ||
| 31805 | 0.46 | 2,177 | ||
| 31806 | 0.80 | 3,043 | ||
| 31807 | 0.77 | 1,559 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 31801 | 5,518.68 | 6,274 |
See main article: ǃKheis Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6] [7]
| ǃKheis local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 3,120 | 3,273 | 6,393 | 46.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1,279 | 1,633 | 2,912 | 21.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1,737 | – | 1,737 | 12.6% | 2 | – | 2 | ||
| 420 | 517 | 937 | 6.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 205 | 565 | 770 | 5.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 151 | 395 | 546 | 4.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 118 | 354 | 472 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7,030 | 6,737 | 13,767 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,030 | 6,737 | 13,767 | 96.6% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 102 | 385 | 487 | 3.4% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 7,132 | 7,122 | 14,254 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 7,140 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 10,075 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 70.9% | |||||||
As of 2020, 500 homes are powered by solar panels with battery storage.[8]