# Madibeng Local Municipality

Madibeng Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Madibeng; Tsonga: Masipala wa Madibeng) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Brits. The popular tourist area of Hartbeespoort is also located in the municipality.

## Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km$^2$) | Population | Most spoken language |
| Bafokeng | 60201 | 7.36 | 17,380 | Tswana |
| Bakgatla Ba Mmakau | 60202 | 214.97 | 58,055 | Tswana |
| Bakwena Ba Magopa | 60203 | 95.43 | 33,566 | Tswana |
| Bakwena Boo Modimosana Ba Ga Makau | 60204 | 387.26 | 15,613 | Tswana |
| Bapo Ba Ga Mogale | 60205 | 20.53 | 37,311 | Tswana |
| Borakalalo Nature Reserve | 60206 | 73.85 | 48 | Tswana |
| Brits | 60207 | 24.80 | 12,383 | Afrikaans |
| Damonsville | 60208 | 0.59 | 1,680 | Afrikaans |
| Elandsdrift | 60209 | 0.08 | 255 | Xhosa |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 60210 | 508.02 | 37,533 | Tswana |
| Hartbeespoort Dam Nature Reserve | 60211 | 23.99 | 42 | Afrikaans |
| Hartebeesfontein New Paradise | 60212 | 1.33 | 93 | Afrikaans |
| Hartebeespoort | 60213 | 13.27 | 6,329 | Afrikaans |
| Jonathan | 60214 | 26.87 | 625 | Zulu |
| Letlhabile | 60215 | 10.38 | 35,606 | Tswana |
| Magaliesberg Nature Reserve | 60217 | 20.80 | 329 | Afrikaans |
| Maroelakop | 60218 | 0.47 | 2,523 | Xhosa |
| Mooinooi | 60219 | 3.15 | 3,894 | Afrikaans |
| Oskraal | 60220 | 15.74 | 934 | Tswana |
| Oukasie | 60221 | 3.73 | 19,627 | Tswana |
| Pelindaba | 60222 | 20.23 | 156 | Afrikaans |
| Sechaba-Sa-Ba-Taung | 60223 | 27.53 | 12,306 | Sotho |
| Sonop | 60224 | 3.04 | 1,946 | Afrikaans |
| Western Platinum Mines | 60225 | 0.79 | 5,090 | Xhosa |
| Remainder of the municipality | 60216 | 2,310.16 | 34,936 | Tswana |

## Politics

The municipal council consists of eighty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-one wards, while the remaining forty-one 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 forty-four seats on the council, giving it an absolute majority.
The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 47,233 | 52.91 | 36 | 47,780 | 53.42 | 8 | 44 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 15,176 | 17.00 | 1 | 15,847 | 17.72 | 13 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 12,928 | 14.48 | 4 | 12,658 | 14.15 | 8 | 12 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 4,628 | 5.18 | 0 | 4,528 | 5.06 | 4 | 4 |
| | Save Madibeng | 2,971 | 3.33 | 0 | 3,180 | 3.56 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,884 | 2.11 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 598 | 0.67 | 0 | 586 | 0.66 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 375 | 0.42 | 0 | 772 | 0.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 506 | 0.57 | 0 | 520 | 0.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 528 | 0.59 | 0 | 489 | 0.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 486 | 0.54 | 0 | 414 | 0.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | 16 other parties | 1,956 | 2.19 | 0 | 2,673 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 89,269 | 100.00 | 41 | 89,447 | 100.00 | 41 | 82 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 89,269 | 98.17 | | 89,447 | 98.23 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,661 | 1.83 | | 1,608 | 1.77 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 90,930 | 100.00 | | 91,055 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 222,804 | 40.81 | | 222,804 | 40.87 | | |

## Corruption

The municipality has been plagued by corruption, and has spent over R7 million on forensic investigations. In spite of senior officials being identified, no action has been taken. Irregular expenditure was up to R2.6 billion in the 2020/21 financial year.
As of 2024, the municipality owed Eskom and the City of Tshwane millions, while much of the community went without working roads, water, sanitation, electricity, housing and sewerage.