Emakhazeni Local Municipality

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Emakhazeni
Local municipality
Official seal of Emakhazeni
Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictNkangala
SeatBelfast
Wards8
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThomas Diphepheng Ngwenya
Area
 • Total4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total47,216
 • Density10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African87.2%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White10.8%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Swazi28.3%
 • Zulu21.8%
 • Southern Ndebele18.7%
 • Afrikaans10.7%
 • Other20.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP314

Emakhazeni Local Municipality (formerly Highlands Local Municipality) is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The seat of Emakhazeni Local Municipality is Emakhazeni.

Main places[]

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Belfast [1] 80.0 4,564 Afrikaans
Dullstroom [2] 30.4 558 English
Emgwenya [3] 38.88 6,178 Swazi
eNtokozweni [4] 33.17 8,835 Swazi
Machadodorp [5] 25.61 106 Swazi
Sakhelwe [6] 1.86 4,664 Northern Sotho
Siyathuthuka [7] 3.33 12,159 Zulu
Waterval Boven [8] 1.54 7 Swazi
Remainder of the municipality [9] 4,576.32 10,146 Southern Ndebele

Politics[]

The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 10,412 10,432 20,844 69.7 8 3 11
Democratic Alliance 2,609 2,663 5,272 17.6 0 3 3
EFF 1,366 1,401 2,767 9.3 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 360 377 737 2.5 0 0 0
Ubuntu Party 80 78 158 0.5 0 0 0
Independent 115 – 115 0.4 0 – 0
Total 14,942 14,951 29,893 100.0 8 7 15
Spoilt votes 161 155 316

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Census 2011: Local Municipality: Emakhazeni".
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emakhazeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Emakhazeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

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Coordinates: 25°35′S 30°5′E / 25.583°S 30.083°E / -25.583; 30.083

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