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The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was established on 5 December 2000, [4] comprising 13 former city and town councils and managed under an executive mayoral system. The Metsweding District Municipality was incorporated into the municipality [ 5 ] with effect from 18 May 2011 (the date of the 2011 municipal elections ).
In August 2007, an internal memo was leaked to the media in which the Tshwane mayor sought advice from the premier of Gauteng on whether the municipality could be called the "City of Tshwane" instead of just "Tshwane". [78] This could increase confusion about the distinction between the city of Pretoria and the municipality of Tshwane.
The City of Tshwane is the second largest municipality in Gauteng and is among the six biggest metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. The following towns and townships form part of the Municipality's area: Pretoria, Centurion, Akasia, Soshanguve, Mabopane, Atteridgeville, Ga-Rankuwa, Winterveld, Hammanskraal, Temba, Crocodile River and ...
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality council consists of 214 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 107 are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 107 wards, while the remaining 107 are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The Mayor of Tshwane is the head of the local government of Pretoria, South Africa; currently that government takes the form of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. In the past, the position of Mayor has varied between that of an executive mayor actively governing the city and that of a figurehead mayor with a mostly ceremonial role.
Incorporated into the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality: Nokeng tsa Taemane Local Municipality: GT461: 18 May 2011 Kungwini Local Municipality: GT462: 18 May 2011 Randfontein Local Municipality: GT482: 3 August 2016: Merged to create Rand West City Local Municipality: Westonaria Local Municipality: GT483: 3 August 2016
This is a list of cities and towns in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Most towns are no longer separate municipalities, ... City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality:
Akasia is a complex of suburbs north of Pretoria, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Formerly an independent municipality, [ 2 ] the area surrounding Akasia is largely semi-rural and Akasia itself is built on former agricultural holdings.