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Ephraim Mogale

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0,19% Growth Rate

Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality, formerly known as Greater Marble Hall Local Municipality is a local municipality (category B4) within the Sekhukhune District Municipality, in Limpopo. The municipality’s new name was adopted in January 2010 with a new slogan that says “Rehlabolla setshaba”, meaning “We develop our people”. The municipality is named after the struggle hero Ephraim Mogale. The municipality borders Makuduthamaga Local Municipality in the south, Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in the east, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality in Capricorn District, Mookgopong Local Municipality in Waterberg and Mpumalanga’s Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality. It is situated about 150 km from Polokwane, 100 km from Mokopane, 145 km from Pretoria, and 250 km from Mbombela. The municipality is the second smallest of the five local municipalities in the district, constituting 14,4% of the area with 1 911,07 square kilometres of the district’s 13 264 square kilometres. Land ownership is mostly traditional and the municipality is predominantly rural with about 56 settlements, most of which are villages. The municipality has 16 wards.

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People

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22,7% of those 20+ have no schooling.

The population size is 123 648. The population in the municipality constitutes 97,8% black Africans, 1,6% whites, with other population groups making up the remaining 0,6%. The sex ratio in the municipality is 88,9, meaning that for every 100 women there are 88 men. Languages spoken in the municipality include Sepedi (78,6%), Xitsonga (6,9%), isiNdebele (3,8%), isiZulu (2,1%) and others (8,6%). Of those aged 20 years and older, 13,9% have some primary education, 5,4% have completed primary education, 34,0% have some

secondary education, and 18,8% have completed matric. Only 5,1% have a higher qualification, and 22,7% have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	97,8%
Coloured	0,1%
Indian/Asian	0,2%
White	1,6%
Other	0,3%

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Age	Males	Females
0-4	6,8%	6,6%
5-9	5,9%	5,6%
10-14	5,5%	5,1%
15-19	5,9%	5,5%
20-24	4,9%	4,8%
25-29	3,6%	4,2%
30-34	2,6%	3,2%
35-39	2,2%	3%
40-44	1,9%	2,6%
45-49	1,7%	1,7%
50-54	1,4%	2,1%
55-59	1,3%	1,7%
60-64	1,1%	1,5%
65-69	0,7%	1,4%
70-74	0,7%	1,1%
75-79	0,3%	0,8%
80-84	0,3%	0,7%
85+	0,3%	0,6%

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1,8%
English	1%
IsiNdebele	3,8%
IsiXhosa	0,2%
IsiZulu	2,1%
Sepedi	78,6%
Sesotho	0,9%
Setswana	1%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	0,5%
Tshivenda	0,6%
Xitsonga	6,9%
Other	1.9%
Not Applicable	0,3%

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Group	Percentage
Married	18,1%
Living together like married partners	4,9%
Never married	72,6%
Widower/Widow	3,8%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,2%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,4%
Some Primary	46,4%
Completed Primary	7,2%
Some Secondary	34,9%
Completed Secondary	7,4%
Higher Education	0,6%
Not Applicable	0%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52,9%
Male	47,1%

Living Conditions

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89,6% Use electricity for lighting.

The majority of households (58,1%) have access to piped water in the yard, followed by 12,3% with access to piped water in the dwelling. 16,0% of households have no access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	7,3%
Tribal/Traditional	80,2%
Farm	12,5%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	82,8%	17,2%
Computer	7,9%	92,1%
Television	67,8%	32,2%
Satellite Television	8,6%	91,4%
Radio	53,2%	46,8%
Landline / Telephone	2,4%	97,6%
Motor Car	16,6%	83,4%
Refrigerator	65,2%	34,8%
Electric / Gas-Stove	64,5%	35,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	46,7%	41,3%	89,6%
Gas	1%	0,8%	0,1%
Paraffin	3,6%	1,3%	0,6%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	9%
Wood	48%	40,5%	0%
Coal	0,2%	0,7%	0%
Animal Dung	0,2%	0,2%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	15,1%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2%
From Cellphone	10,2%
From Work	1,5%
From Elsewhere	2,1%
No Access	84,3%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	13,3%
Owned and fully paid off	42%
Owned but not yet paid off	1,9%
Occupied rent free	39,6%
Other	3,3%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	66,1%
Borehole	9,6%
Spring	0,4%
Rain water tank	0,9%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	4%
River/Stream	3%
Water vendor	10,4%
Water tanker	3,1%
Other	2,5%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	5,2%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	9,1%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,7%
Chemical toilet	1,8%
Pit toilet with ventilation	15,8%
Pit toilet without ventilation	62,7%
Bucket toilet	1,9%
Other	1,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	10,6%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	3,2%
Own refuse dump	70,6%
No rubbish disposal	13,5%
Other	1,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	10,6%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	3,2%
Own refuse dump	70,6%
No rubbish disposal	13,5%
Other	1,2%

Economy

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48.8 % Youth unemployment rate.

41,4% of the 31 294 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) people in the municipality are unemployed.

Among the economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the area, almost half (48,8%) are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	18350
Unemployed	12944
Discouraged Work Seeker	5299
Not Economically Active	34577

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,5%
R1 - R4,800	5,6%
R4,801 - R9,600	11,8%
R9,601 - R19,600	28,6%
R19,601 - R38,200	22,3%
R38,201 - R76,4000	7,9%
R76,401 - R153,800	4,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	2,8%
R307,601 - R614,400	1%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,2%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	4,524
Poultry production	3,925
Vegetable production	1,562
Production of other crops	2,544
Other	1,073

**An agricultural household may engage in more than one agricultural activity

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,965
Animals only	5,403
Mixed farming	1,681
Other	394

**An agricultural household may not fall under more than one agricultural activity

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Income category of agricultural households
Annual income category of agricultural household heads	Number
No income	3,122
R1-R4 800	306
R4 801-R38 400	5,184
R38 401-R307 200	649
R307 201+	59
Unspecified	124

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Place names

Places in Ephraim Mogale Municipality
Arabie Dichoeung Ditholong Doornlaagte Doornspruit Driefontein Elandskraal Frischgewaagd GaMakena GaMakgatle GaMakharankana GaMasha GaMmela Gereagopola Goru Hinlopen Keerom Klipspruit Leeufontein Letebejane Mabitsi A Mabitsi B Mafisheng Makhutso Malebitsa Mamphokgo Manapsane Manotolwaneng Marble Hall Marble Hall NU Mareleng Masanteng Mathukuthela Matilo Matlala Matlala Ramoshebo Matlerekeng Mbuzini Metsanangwana Mmakgatle Mmotwaneng Moeding Mogalatsana Moganyaka Mohlalaotoane Mohlotsi Mooihoek Moomane Morarela Motselope Ngwalemong Paardenzoek Phetwane Phuleng Rathoke Selebaneng Seriteng Spitspunt Tsantsabela Tshikanosi Tsimanyane Uitvlugt Vaalbank

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	123,648
Young (0-14)	35,5%
Working Age (15-64)	57,6%
Elderly (65+)	6,9%
Dependency ratio	73,7
Sex ratio	88,9
Growth rate	0,19% (2001-2011)
Population density	61 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	41,4%
Youth unemployment rate	48,8%
No schooling aged 20+	22,7%
Higher education aged 20+	5,1%
Matric aged 20+	18,8%
Number of households	32,284
Number of Agricultural households	9,442
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	51,3%
Formal dwellings	93,2%
Housing owned/paying off	43,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	9,1%
Weekly refuse removal	10,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	12,3%
Electricity for lighting	89,6%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	121,327
Young (0-14)	39,3%
Working Age (15-64)	57,6%
Elderly (65+)	5,9%
Dependency ratio	82,8%
Sex ratio	85,1
Growth rate	4,27% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	44,8%
Youth unemployment rate	52,7%
No schooling aged 20+	38%
Higher education aged 20+	4,3%
Matric aged 20+	12,5%
Number of households	24,189
Average household size	4,6
Female headed households	53,2%
Formal dwellings	78,9%
Housing owned/paying off	62,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	11%
Weekly refuse removal	12,4%
Piped water inside dwelling	6%
Electricity for lighting	80,3%

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Economic Stats

Joe de Beer (Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8024
082 888 2600
joedb@statssa.gov.za

Peter Perkins
(Economist)
012 310 8389
082 883 9532
peterp@statssa.gov.za

Social Stats

Gwen Lehloenya (Acting Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8333
082 888 2323
gwenL@statssa.gov.za

Neo Nghenavo
(Director)
012 310 8047
082 888 2613
neon@statssa.gov.za

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Topic	Contact	Alternative Contact
Consumer price index (CPI), Producer price index (PPI), Unit value indices: exports / imports, Construction materials price indices	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Marietjie Bennett (Director) 012 310 8077 082 888 2194 marietjieb@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: national and provincial government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Elizabeth Makhafola (Director) 012 310 8977 082 888 9062 elizabethma@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: local government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Malibongwe Mhemhe (Director) 012 310 6928 082 906 8964 malibongwem@statssa.gov.za
Supply and use tables, Satellite accounts, Regional GDP	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), production	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Bontlenyana Makhoba(Chief Economist) 012 310 8567 bontlenyanam@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Litshani Ligudu (Director) 012 310 4674 082 884 4279 litshanil@statssa.gov.za
Environmental-economic accounts	Gerhardt Bouwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8241 082 888 2409 gerhardb@statssa.gov.za	Riaan Grobler (Director) 012 406 3474 084 515 2908 riaang@statssa.gov.za
Mining, manufacturing, electricity, capacity utilisation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za
Retail, wholesale, motor, land transport	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Keshnee Naidoo (Director) 012 310 8423 083 689 5341 keshneen@statssa.gov.za
Building, liquidations, civil cases for debt, food & beverages, tourist accommodation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Joyce Essel-Mensah (Director) 012 310 8255 082 888 2374 joycee@statssa.gov.za
Annual financial statistics (AFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Amukelani Ngobeni (Director) 012 310 2938 082 677 4536 amukelanin@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly financial statistics (QFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Krisseelan Govinden (Director) 012 310 4651 082 901 7960 krisseelang@statssa.gov.za
Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries every 3 to 5 years; agriculture)	Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za
Population Statistics (Census and Community Survey)	Christine Khoza (Chief Director) 012 310 2185 071 670 2672 christinek@statssa.gov.za	Angela Ngyende (Chief Statistician) 012 310 4699 079 519 3212 angelan@statssa.gov.za
Demography-Mid-year Population Estimates	Diego Iturralde (Chief Director) 012 310 8922 082 413 2661 diegoi@statssa.gov.za	Chantal Munthree (Chief Statistician) 012 310 6648 082 888 2289 chantalMu@statssa.gov.za
Labour Statistics- Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Desiree Manamela (Director) 012 310 2145 071 681 2768 DesireeM@statssa.gov.za Malerato Mosiane (Chief Statistician) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 8882449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Matlapane Masupye (Acting Director) 012 310 8168 082 317 5340 matlapanem@statssa.gov.za
Tourism Statistics (Domestic Tourism Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Brenda Mosima (Director) 012 310 8168 082 906 7925 BrendaMo@statssa.gov.za
Crime and Safety Statistics (Victims of Crime Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Joseph Lukhwareni (Director) 012 310 8485 082 888 2486 JosephL@statssa.gov.za
Service Delivery Statistics (General Household Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Niel Roux (Director) 012 310 2939 082 904 7919 NielR@statssa.gov.za
Transport Statistics (National Travel Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Solly Molayi (Director) 012 310 6442 083 440 7035 SollyMol@statssa.gov.za
Gender Statistics	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Mabela (Director) 012 310 8587 082 941 9383 TshepoMab@statssa.gov.za
Mortality and Causes of Deaths	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Tourism and Migration	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Registered Births	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Marriages and Divorces	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Living Conditions Survey	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Income and Expenditure Survey	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Werner Ruch (Director) 012 310 6318 082 906 7967 wernerr@statssa.gov.za

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