# Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality

Kai ǃGarib Municipality (Afrikaans: Kai !Garib Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Kai !Garib) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name Kai ǃGarib originates from the Khoekhoe language and means "big great river", referring to the Orange River that flows through the area.

## Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km$^2$) | Population |
| Alheit | 31601 | 7.88 | 683 |
| Augrabies Mission | 31603 | 0.32 | 287 |
| Augrabies | 31602 | 4.42 | 2,694 |
| Bloemsmond | 31604 | 1.02 | 315 |
| Cillie | 31605 | 6.57 | 2,454 |
| Kakamas | 31607 | 4.96 | 7,303 |
| Kanoneiland | 31608 | 0.26 | 247 |
| Keimoes | 31609 | 26.34 | 9,397 |
| Kenhardt | 31610 | 4.24 | 3,796 |
| Lennetsville | 31611 | 0.16 | 1,499 |
| Louisvale | 31612 | 8.61 | 1,088 |
| Loxtonberg | 31613 | 1.58 | 708 |
| Lutzburg | 31614 | 0.25 | 1,302 |
| Marchand | 31615 | 4.86 | 2,391 |
| Raaswater | 31616 | 0.32 | 1,980 |
| Riemvasmaak | 31617 | 1.60 | 696 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31606 | 7,376.80 | 20,830 |

## Demographics

According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 85,104 people. Of those, 72.2% identified as "Coloured," 18.7 as "Black African," and 7.2% as "White."

## Politics

The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Kai !Garib local election, 1 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
| | African National Congress | 8,229 | 8,220 | 16,449 | 44.4% | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| | Hope for the Future | 3,992 | 3,976 | 7,968 | 21.5% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,314 | 3,372 | 6,686 | 18.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 863 | 985 | 1,848 | 5.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 595 | 528 | 1,123 | 3.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 435 | 517 | 952 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Khoisan Revolution | 454 | 492 | 946 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 414 | – | 414 | 1.1% | 0 | – | 0 |
| | Good | 159 | 150 | 309 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 20 | 127 | 147 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 70 | 76 | 146 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 44 | 48 | 92 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,589 | 18,491 | 37,080 | | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,589 | 18,491 | 37,080 | 97.7% |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 310 | 573 | 883 | 2.3% |
| Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 18,899 | 19,064 | 37,963 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 19,188 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 30,846 |
| Turnout percentage | Turnout percentage | 62.2% |

## Financial mismanagement

In January 2025, the municipality was listed as one of the top ten municipalities in arrears on their pension contributions.