Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Umzimkhulu Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mzimkhulu; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mzimkhulu) is a local municipality within the Harry Gwala District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Umzimkhulu is an isiXhosa and isiZulu word meaning "big/great house".[4] Prior to the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa in 2005, confirmed by the Thirteenth in 2007, it was part of the Eastern Cape.
About 90.8% of the population reside in rural areas, while the remaining 9.2% are urban-based. The municipality faces severe backlogs with respect to water, sanitation and electricity provision. In addition, road infrastructure remains poor and provides only limited access to the area.[5]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place |
Code |
Area (km2) |
Population
|
| Bisi |
23701 |
0.64 |
57
|
| Clydesdale |
23702 |
2.43 |
1,774
|
| Dumakude |
23703 |
178.10 |
10,252
|
| Fodo |
23704 |
237.33 |
17,311
|
| Ibisi |
23705 |
2.56 |
2,442
|
| Indawana |
23706 |
231.34 |
18,411
|
| Jogilizwe |
23707 |
39.00 |
5,222
|
| Jongilizwe |
23708 |
19.44 |
3,004
|
| Ladamu |
23709 |
78.41 |
6,701
|
| Mabandla |
23710 |
129.08 |
3,671
|
| Malenge |
23711 |
91.61 |
4,232
|
| Mvolozi |
23712 |
162.26 |
16,006
|
| Nqozama |
23713 |
4.26 |
287
|
| Rietvlei 1 |
23714 |
40.55 |
2,666
|
| Rietvlei 2 |
23715 |
4.25 |
700
|
| Rietvlei 3 Part 1 |
23716 |
3.91 |
4,374
|
| Rietvlei 3 Part 2 |
23724 |
0.13 |
221
|
| Sandile |
23717 |
133.94 |
8,735
|
| Silahla |
23718 |
126.47 |
13,275
|
| Singisi |
23719 |
1.36 |
813
|
| Straalhoek Forrest Station |
23721 |
0.20 |
66
|
| Straalhoek |
23720 |
0.13 |
135
|
| Umzimkhulu |
23725 |
12.56 |
6,519
|
| Zwelethu |
23723 |
203.23 |
17,240
|
| Remainder of the municipality |
23722 |
732.90 |
30,251
|
Politics
The municipal council consists of forty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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 (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[7]
| Party | Ward | List | Total
seats |
|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|
| African National Congress | 32,130 | 72.92 | 21 | 32,664 | 75.46 | 12 | 33 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,253 | 11.92 | 0 | 5,975 | 13.80 | 6 | 6 |
| Independent candidates | 4,126 | 9.36 | 1 | | 1 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,002 | 2.27 | 0 | 1,444 | 3.34 | 1 | 1 |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,082 | 2.46 | 0 | 1,196 | 2.76 | 1 | 1 |
| African Independent Congress | 48 | 0.11 | 0 | 1,364 | 3.15 | 1 | 1 |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 151 | 0.34 | 0 | 242 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| African People's Convention | 190 | 0.43 | 0 | 159 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| African Transformation Movement | 82 | 0.19 | 0 | 243 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44,064 | 100.00 | 22 | 43,287 | 100.00 | 21 | 43 |
|
| Valid votes | 44,064 | 97.64 | | 43,287 | 96.24 | | |
|---|
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,066 | 2.36 | | 1,690 | 3.76 | | |
|---|
| Total votes | 45,130 | 100.00 | | 44,977 | 100.00 | | |
|---|
| Registered voters/turnout | 90,315 | 49.97 | | 90,315 | 49.80 | | |
|---|
References
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