# Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

The Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati), formerly the Bophirima District Municipality, is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Vryburg. As of 2011, the majority of its 439,637 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC39. It is South Africa's largest beef producing district, with Hereford cattle the most popular. It is sometimes called "the Texas of South Africa". Maize and peanuts are important crops produced in the district. The district was renamed after the former Mayor of Vryburg, Ruth Mompati.

## Geography
### Neighbours

Mompati District is surrounded (clockwise) by:
* the republic of Botswana to the north
* Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality to the north-east
* Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality to the south-east
* Lejweleputswa District Municipality (Free State province) to the south-east
* Frances Baard District Municipality (Northern Cape province) to the south
* Kgalagadi District Municipality (Northern Cape province) to the west

### Local municipalities

The district contains the following 5 local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
| Greater Taung | 177 642 | 38.30% | Tswana |
| Kagisano-Molopo | 105 789 | 22.81% | Tswana |
| Naledi | 66 781 | 14.40% | Tswana |
| Mamusa | 60 355 | 13.01% | Tswana |
| Lekwa-Teemane | 53 248 | 11.48% | Tswana |

## Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % |
| Tswana | 384 956 | 83.60% |
| Afrikaans | 35 213 | 7.65% |
| English | 8 696 | 1.89% |
| Sotho | 8 118 | 1.76% |
| Xhosa | 7 092 | 1.54% |
| Ndebele | 4 310 | 0.94% |
| Other | 4 287 | 0.93% |
| Zulu | 3 964 | 0.86% |
| Sign language | 1 766 | 0.38% |
| Northern Sotho | 1 211 | 0.26% |
| Tsonga | 481 | 0.10% |
| Venda | 214 | 0.05% |
| Swati | 155 | 0.03% |

### Gender

| Gender | Population | % |
| Female | 239,097 | 51.55% |
| Male | 224,718 | 48.45% |

### Ethnic group

| Ethnic group | Population | % |
| Black African | 423,980 | 91.41% |
| Coloured | 18,346 | 3.96% |
| White | 18,127 | 3.91% |
| Indian/Asian | 1,358 | 0.43% |

### Age

| Age | Population | % |
| 000 - 004 | 50 051 | 11.38% |
| 005 - 009 | 55 303 | 12.58% |
| 010 - 014 | 56 825 | 12.93% |
| 015 - 019 | 52 129 | 11.86% |
| 020 - 024 | 38 481 | 8.75% |
| 025 - 029 | 31 184 | 7.09% |
| 030 - 034 | 26 780 | 6.09% |
| 035 - 039 | 25 234 | 5.74% |
| 040 - 044 | 22 162 | 5.04% |
| 045 - 049 | 18 354 | 4.17% |
| 050 - 054 | 14 801 | 3.37% |
| 055 - 059 | 12 882 | 2.93% |
| 060 - 064 | 10 892 | 2.48% |
| 065 - 069 | 8 520 | 1.94% |
| 070 - 074 | 6 443 | 1.47% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 755 | 1.08% |
| 080 - 084 | 2 993 | 0.68% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 124 | 0.26% |
| 090 - 094 | 469 | 0.11% |
| 095 - 099 | 190 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 65 | 0.01% |

## Politics
### Election results

Election results for Mompati District in the South African general election, 2004.
* Population 18 and over: 245 386 (55.82% of total population)
* Total votes: 153 517 (34.92% of total population)
* Voting % estimate: 62.56% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
| African National Congress | 124 832 | 81.31% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 14 626 | 9.53% |
| Democratic Alliance | 4 866 | 3.17% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 708 | 1.11% |
| Pan African Congress | 1 531 | 1.00% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 473 | 0.96% |
| Independent Democrats | 938 | 0.61% |
| United Democratic Movement | 777 | 0.51% |
| New National Party | 673 | 0.44% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 586 | 0.38% |
| EMSA | 254 | 0.17% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 247 | 0.16% |
| SOPA | 217 | 0.14% |
| PJC | 141 | 0.09% |
| NA | 135 | 0.09% |
| CDP | 130 | 0.08% |
| UF | 130 | 0.08% |
| TOP | 111 | 0.07% |
| NLP | 56 | 0.04% |
| KISS | 48 | 0.03% |
| Minority Front | 38 | 0.02% |
| Total | 153 517 | 100.00% |
Results From Local Government Election 2021
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati - Municipal election results
| Party Name | Party Name | Party Name | Abbr. | Total Valid Votes | % TotalValid Votes |
| African National Congress | African National Congress | African National Congress | ANC | 60 757 | 60,43% |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | Economic Freedom Fighters | Economic Freedom Fighters | EFF | 20 703 | 20,59% |
| Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | DA | 5 743 | 5,71% |
| Azanian Independent Community Movement | Azanian Independent Community Movement | Azanian Independent Community Movement | AICM | 4 127 | 4,10% |
| Forum 4 Service Delivery | Forum 4 Service Delivery | Forum 4 Service Delivery | F4SD | 2 741 | 2,73% |
| Vryheidsfront Plus | Vryheidsfront Plus | Vryheidsfront Plus | VF PLUS | 2 450 | 2,44% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | United Christian Democratic Party | United Christian Democratic Party | UCDP | 1 182 | 1,18% |
| Congress of the People | Congress of the People | Congress of the People | COPE | 669 | 0,67% |
| Patriotic Alliance | Patriotic Alliance | Patriotic Alliance | PA | 639 | 0,64% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | African Christian Democratic Party | African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | 608 | 0,60% |
| African Transformation Movement | African Transformation Movement | African Transformation Movement | ATM | 462 | 0,46% |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | Inkatha Freedom Party | Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | 458 | 0,46% |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 100 539 | 100,00% |

## Corruption

In November 2023, the municipality was reported as having spent R38 million on a call centre, which included highly inflated prices for equipment, such as a recurring monthly fee of R469 per mouse, an item which would cost around R300 to purchase.