| Maletswai | |
| Settlement Type: | Former local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Eastern Cape |
| Coordinates: | -30.6833°N 68°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Joe Gqabi |
| Seat: | Aliwal North |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 6 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Past Mayor |
| Leader Name: | N.S. Mathetha |
| Area Total Km2: | 4358 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 43800 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 85.3% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 7.4% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 6.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 62.3% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 19.2% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 14.2% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | EC143 |
Maletswai Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Joe Gqabi District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality was merged with Gariep Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections to form the new Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.
Maletswai is a Sesotho name that means "a place of salt".[4] The thermal springs resort, named Aliwal Spa, is located within the municipal area and produces salty water, rich in minerals, from underground. During 2010-2014 this once beautiful resort was re-constructed and opened to the public again in 2015.
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maletswai | 288002 | 7.95 | 16,001 | |
| 288001 | 4.98 | 19,152 | ||
| 288004 | 11.98 | 4,666 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 288003 | 4,306.13 | 3,981 |
The neighbours of Maletswai Local Municipality in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality (DC14) are:
South of Maletswai lies the Chris Hani District Municipality (DC13) with:
On the Free State side is Mohokare Local Municipality in the Xhariep District Municipality (DC16).
The municipal council consisted of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6] [7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 7,972 | 8,307 | 16,279 | 68.2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1,712 | 1,796 | 3,508 | 14.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 812 | 1,602 | 2,414 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1,033 | – | 1,033 | 4.3 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 342 | 286 | 628 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11,871 | 11,991 | 23,862 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Spoilt votes | 443 | 344 | 787 | |||||