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Merafong City Local Municipality

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Merafong City Local Municipality is a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. [1]

36 relations: African National Congress, Afrikaans, Blyvooruitzicht, Carletonville, Constitution of South Africa, Doornfontein, East Driefontein, Elandsrand, First-past-the-post voting, Fochville, Gauteng, Hennenman, Human settlement, Khutsong, Kusasalethu mine, Local municipality (South Africa), Mahikeng, Mixed-member proportional representation, N12 (South Africa), N14 (South Africa), North West (South African province), Oberholzer, Party-list proportional representation, Sotho language, South Africa, South African municipal elections, 2016, South African National Census of 2001, TauTona Mine, Tswana language, Ventersdorp, Ward (South Africa), Welverdiend, Ehlanzeni, West Driefontein, West Rand District Municipality, Xhosa language, Zulu language.

African National Congress

The African National Congress (ANC) is the Republic of South Africa's governing political party.

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Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

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Blyvooruitzicht

Blyvooruitzicht is a gold mine and gold-mining village in Gauteng, South Africa.

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Carletonville

Carletonville is a gold-mining town in western Gauteng, South Africa.

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Constitution of South Africa

The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa.

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Doornfontein

Doornfontein is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located to the east of the city centre, Region 8.

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East Driefontein

East Driefontein is a small gold mining town approximately 20km outside Carletonville next to West Driefontein.

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Elandsrand

Elandsrand (Afrikaans for "elk ridge") is a small mining town approximately outside Carletonville next to Blyvooruitzicht.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Fochville

Fochville is a farming and mining town located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is part of the Merafong City Local Municipality, which also includes Kokosi, Carletonville and Khutsong.

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Gauteng

Gauteng, which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

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Hennenman

Hennenman is a small town in the Free State goldfields in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa.

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Human settlement

In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community in which people live.

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Khutsong

Khutsong is a township on the West Rand of South Africa, and scene of widespread unrest starting in February 2006.

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Kusasalethu mine

Kusasalethu (formerly Elandskraal, an amalgamation of Elandsrand and Deelkraal mines) is a gold mine on the West Wits Line near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa, and 75 km west of Johannesburg.

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Local municipality (South Africa)

In South Africa, a local municipality (mmasepalaselegae; masepala wa lehae; mmasepala wa selegae; plaaslike munisipaliteit; umasipala wendawo; umasipaladi wendawo; umasipala wengingqi; masipaladi wasekhaya; masipalawapo; masipala wa muganga) or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government.

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Mahikeng

Mahikeng, formerly and still commonly known as Mafikeng and historically Mafeking in English, is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa.

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Mixed-member proportional representation

Mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation is a mixed electoral system in which voters get two votes: one to decide the representative for their single-seat constituency, and one for a political party.

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N12 (South Africa)

The N12 is a national route in South Africa which runs from George through Beaufort West, Kimberley, Klerksdorp and Johannesburg to Witbank It is maintained by the South African National Roads Agency.

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N14 (South Africa)

The N14 is a national route in South Africa which runs from Springbok in the Northern Cape to Pretoria.

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North West (South African province)

North West is a province of South Africa.

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Oberholzer

Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

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Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation (PR) in elections in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through allocations to an electoral list.

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Sotho language

Sotho (Sesotho; also known as Southern Sotho, or Southern Sesotho, Historically also Suto, or Suthu, Souto, Sisutho, Sutu, or Sesutu, according to the pronunciation of the name.) is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho-Tswana (S.30) group, spoken primarily in South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages, and in Lesotho, where it is the national language.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African municipal elections, 2016

The 2016 South African municipal elections were held on 3 August 2016, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces.

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South African National Census of 2001

The National Census of 2001 was the 2nd comprehensive national census of the Republic of South Africa, or Post-Apartheid South Africa.

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TauTona Mine

The TauTona Mine or Western Deep No.3 Shaft,http://www.infomine.com/index/properties/TAUTONA_(WESTERN_DEEP_NO.3_SHAFT).html is a gold mine in South Africa.

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Tswana language

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Ventersdorp

Ventersdorp is a town of 4,200 in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.

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Ward (South Africa)

In South Africa, wards are geopolitical subdivisions of municipalities used for electoral purposes.

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Welverdiend, Ehlanzeni

Welverdiend is a village in Ehlanzeni District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

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West Driefontein

West Driefontein was a mining company belonging to the Goldfields Group, approximately outside Carletonville next to Blyvooruitsig and East Driefontein.

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West Rand District Municipality

West Rand District Municipality is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort.

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Xhosa language

Xhosa (Xhosa: isiXhosa) is a Nguni Bantu language with click consonants ("Xhosa" begins with a click) and one of the official languages of South Africa.

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Zulu language

Zulu (Zulu: isiZulu) is the language of the Zulu people, with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority (over 95%) of whom live in South Africa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merafong_City_Local_Municipality

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