| Ubuntu | |
| Other Name: | Oeboentoe, in Afrikaans orthography |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -31.3333°N 23°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat: | Victoria West |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 6 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Amelia Kweleta (ANC) |
| Area Total Km2: | 20389 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 18601 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 21.3% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 69.8% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 7.6% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 82.7% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 12.5% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.8% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NC071 |
Ubuntu Municipality (Afrikaans: Ubuntu Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ubuntu) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Its seat is Victoria West. Other towns in the municipality are Richmond, Loxton and two small railway villages Hutchinson and Merriman.
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369007 | 2.0 | 367 | Afrikaans | ||
| 369006 | 77.6 | 1,053 | Afrikaans | ||
| 369001 | 0.5 | 78 | Afrikaans | ||
| 369003 | 82.7 | 3,793 | Afrikaans | ||
| 369004 | 0.4 | 1,329 | Xhosa | ||
| 369005 | 78.9 | 8,254 | Afrikaans | ||
| Remainder | 369002 | 20,147.1 | 3,727 | Afrikaans | |
| Total | 20,389.2 | 18,601 | Afrikaans | ||
The Ubuntu Municipality has been criticised for illegal traffic fines and harassing motorists.[5] [6]
See main article: Ubuntu 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7] [8]
| Ubuntu local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 3,515 | 3,545 | 7,060 | 61.5% | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1,584 | 1,756 | 3,340 | 29.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 218 | 221 | 439 | 3.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 170 | 184 | 354 | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 286 | – | 286 | 2.5% | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| Total | 5,773 | 5,706 | 11,479 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,773 | 5,706 | 11,479 | 97.8% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 94 | 161 | 255 | 2.2% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 5,867 | 5,867 | 11,734 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 5,870 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 9,678 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 60.7% | |||||||