uMuziwabantu Local Municipality
uMuziwabantu | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Seat | Harding |
| Wards | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mzwandile Nyathi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,089 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 96,556 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.9% |
| • Coloured | 1.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 88.2% |
| • Xhosa | 4.9% |
| • English | 2.9% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN214 |
uMuziwabantu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Umuziwabantu is an isiZulu name meaning "the people's home", or a home with wide open doors where everyone is welcome.[3]
The main source of income for the area is derived from the municipality’s extensive wattle, gum, pine and poplar plantations, and associated industries, including saw mills and furniture-making factories.[4]
Main places[]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50401 | 100.82 | 7,802 | |
| 50402 | 23.22 | 2,303 | |
| Harding | 50403 | 32.63 | 5,236 |
| 50404 | 19.47 | 2,932 | |
| 50405 | 206.63 | 47,252 | |
| 50406 | 61.6 | 6,634 | |
| 50407 | 89.85 | 14,395 | |
| 50408 | 2 | 66 | |
| 50409 | 0.77 | 1,110 | |
| 50410 | 4.74 | 1,069 | |
| Weza | 50412 | 1.03 | 579 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 50411 | 545.76 | 2,971 |
Politics[]
The municipal council consists of twenty one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the the African National Congress (ANC) won a minority of 10 seats on the council as opposed to eleven seats won by the opposing parties. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 19,852 | 20,106 | 39,958 | 71.6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| IFP | 6,077 | 5,881 | 11,958 | 21.4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,055 | 1,041 | 2,096 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| EFF | 926 | 890 | 1,816 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 27,910 | 27,918 | 55,828 | 100.0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
| Spoilt votes | 653 | 671 | 1,324 | |||||
References[]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - uMuziwabantu Municipality
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umuziwabantu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umuziwabantu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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