| Thembisile Hani | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -25.5°N 83°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nkangala |
| Seat: | eMpumalanga |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 32 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Cllr L.J Dikgale |
| Leader Title1: | Municipal Manager |
| Leader Name1: | Mr. DJD Mahlangu |
| Area Total Km2: | 2384 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 310458 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.2% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 58.5% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 12.6% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 12.5% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 4.8% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 11.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | MP315 |
Thembisile Hani Municipality (Ndebele, South; South Ndebele: UMasipaladi weThembisile Hani; Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Thembisile Hani; Zulu: UMasipala iThembisile Hani) is a local municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is a semi-urban local municipality consisting of 57 villages within which there are 5 established townships.
The municipality is named after Thembisile Chris Hani, the Secretary General of the South African Communist Party, who was assassinated on 10 April 1993.Flare fm SA is a popular local successful radio station based in KwaMhlanga in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81201 | 5.61 | 1,509 | Zulu | ||
| KwaMhlanga Part 1 | 81202 | 254.72 | 71,756 | Southern Ndebele | |
| KwaMhlanga Part 2 | 81215 | 5.91 | 6,085 | Southern Ndebele | |
| 81203 | 100.64 | 99 | Sotho | ||
| 81204 | 320.15 | 107,560 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| 81205 | 1.68 | 1,788 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 81206 | 0.33 | 610 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| 81208 | 2.27 | 4,459 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| 81210 | 12.07 | 30000 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| 81211 | 13.91 | 24,407 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| 81209 | 23.26 | 45 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 81212 | 5.26 | 10,399 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| 81213 | 0.76 | 548 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| 81214 | 1.34 | 2,161 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 81207 | 1,761.83 | 6,704 | Southern Ndebel |
See main article: Thembisile Hani Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 forty seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[5]