| Kai ǃGarib | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -29°N 50°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat: | Kakamas |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 10 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Marshall Mathys |
| Leader Title1: | Speaker |
| Leader Name1: | Ethel Nomacule Vas |
| Area Total Km2: | 26358 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 65869 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 28.3% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 62.2% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.8% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 6.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 71.9% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 24.2% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NC082 |
Kai ǃGarib Municipality (Afrikaans: Kai !Garib Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Kai !Garib) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name Kai ǃGarib originates from the Khoekhoe language and means "big great river", referring to the Orange River that flows through the area.[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31601 | 7.88 | 683 | ||
| 31603 | 0.32 | 287 | ||
| 31602 | 4.42 | 2,694 | ||
| 31604 | 1.02 | 315 | ||
| 31605 | 6.57 | 2,454 | ||
| 31607 | 4.96 | 7,303 | ||
| 31608 | 0.26 | 247 | ||
| 31609 | 26.34 | 9,397 | ||
| 31610 | 4.24 | 3,796 | ||
| 31611 | 0.16 | 1,499 | ||
| 31612 | 8.61 | 1,088 | ||
| 31613 | 1.58 | 708 | ||
| 31614 | 0.25 | 1,302 | ||
| 31615 | 4.86 | 2,391 | ||
| 31616 | 0.32 | 1,980 | ||
| 31617 | 1.60 | 696 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 31606 | 7,376.80 | 20,830 |
See main article: Kai !Garib Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6] [7]
| Kai | Garib local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | |||
| 8,229 | 8,220 | 16,449 | 44.4% | 10 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 3,992 | 3,976 | 7,968 | 21.5% | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 3,314 | 3,372 | 6,686 | 18.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 863 | 985 | 1,848 | 5.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 595 | 528 | 1,123 | 3.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 435 | 517 | 952 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 454 | 492 | 946 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 414 | – | 414 | 1.1% | 0 | – | 0 | |||
| 159 | 150 | 309 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | 127 | 147 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 70 | 76 | 146 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | 48 | 92 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18,589 | 18,491 | 37,080 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |||
| Valid votes | 18,589 | 18,491 | 37,080 | 97.7% | |||||
| Spoilt votes | 310 | 573 | 883 | 2.3% | |||||
| Total votes cast | 18,899 | 19,064 | 37,963 | ||||||
| Voter turnout | 19,188 | ||||||||
| Registered voters | 30,846 | ||||||||
| Turnout percentage | 62.2% | ||||||||