Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Road in Nkandla Local Municipality
Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa . The town of Nkandla (seat of the municipality) is the home town of the former President of South Africa , Jacob Zuma .
Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is a Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g. the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni . The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their last resort for protection from their enemies. It was very difficult to fight the warriors who were hiding in the thick and dark forest (iNkandla eMahlathi Amnyama). Most of the Zulu heroes' graves are found at Nkandla, for example, Bambatha 's grave is at Nsuze .[ 3]
Main places
Census 2011
According to the first georeferenced 2011 census there are 142 places.[ 4]
Census 2001
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places :[ 5]
Place
Code
Area (km2 )
Population
Chube
54201
31.60
3,056
Chwezi
54202
55.24
6,097
Cube
54203
70.12
4,417
Cunu
54204
113.78
7,067
Ekukhanyeni
54205
53.94
6,842
Emagidini
54206
98.98
6,850
Godide
54207
128.17
12,676
Halambu
54208
6.90
345
Isilokomane
54209
6.11
487
Izigqoza
54210
38.43
3,404
Izindlozi
54211
7.74
826
Kahile
54212
6.06
273
Khabela
54213
93.65
7,167
Kwamkwaza
54214
11.57
1,113
Magwaza
54215
12.49
1,275
Mahlayizeni
54216
58.39
5,310
Magidini
54217
101.54
5,224
Mbhele/Amphuti
54218
46.26
3,676
Mdimela
54219
14.05
606
Mhlathuze
54220
5.94
391
Mpungose
54221
109.66
7,608
Murasie
54222
10.10
874
Mthandanhle
54223
12.54
1,044
Ndindini
54224
10.56
148
Ngono
54225
203.07
8,096
Nkandla Part 1
54226
210.92
17,424
Nkandla Part 2
54237
3.97
2,783
Nkandla Part 3
54238
44.61
12
Nkonisa
54227
10.77
893
Nkweme
54228
8.20
569
Ntuli
54229
56.28
804
Nxamalala
54230
58.22
4,841
Uxutu
54231
11.45
926
Vumanhlamvu
54232
9.30
643
Xulu
54233
37.58
3,598
Zindunduzeli
54234
10.66
538
Zinkuzini
54235
14.18
489
Zondi
54236
44.38
5,171
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards , while the remaining thirteen 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 3 August 2016 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[ 6] [ 7]
Party
Votes
Seats
Ward
List
Total
%
Ward
List
Total
IFP
20,150
20,368
40,518
54.0
11
4
15
ANC
16,521
16,676
33,197
44.3
3
9
12
EFF
337
255
592
0.8
0
0
0
DA
301
252
553
0.7
0
0
0
Independent
169
–
169
0.2
0
–
0
Total
37,478
37,551
75,029
100.0
14
13
27
Spoilt votes
533
506
1,039
References
External links
Media related to Nkandla at Wikimedia Commons