Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality


Kai ǃGarib Municipality 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:
PlaceCodeArea Population
Alheit7.88683
Augrabies Mission0.32287
Augrabies4.422,694
Bloemsmond1.02315
Cillie6.572,454
Kakamas4.967,303
Kanoneiland0.26247
Keimoes26.349,397
Kenhardt4.243,796
Lennetsville0.161,499
Louisvale8.611,088
Loxtonberg1.58708
Lutzburg0.251,302
Marchand4.862,391
Raaswater0.321,980
Riemvasmaak1.60696
Remainder of the municipality7,376.8020,830

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 won a majority of ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.

Financial mismanagement

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