The municipality is named after Kgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa (1910-1982), a key figure in the Bahurutshe resistance of the 1950s.

The women of Dinokana had largely refused to carry the passbooks, and Kgosi Moiloa had supported their decision.

[4][5] At the first meeting held by the native commissioner, 1000 women gathered but only 70 passbooks were taken out, Kgosi Moiloa was deposed a week later.

Today, in acknowledgment of his contributions to the struggle for democracy the local municipality bears his name.

In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council.