Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°40′S 31°0′E / 28.667°S 31.000°E / -28.667; 31.000Coordinates: 28°40′S 31°0′E / 28.667°S 31.000°E / -28.667; 31.000
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uThungulu
Seat Nkandla
Wards 14
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Zandile Mncandi-Mpanza
Area
 • Total 1,828 km2 (706 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 114,416
 • Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.6%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 95.7%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.3%
 • English 1.3%
 • Other 1.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN286
Road in Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The town of Nkandla (seat of the municipality) is the home town of the current President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.

Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is an 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.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Chube 5420131.603,056
Chwezi 5420255.246,097
Cube 5420370.124,417
Cunu 54204113.787,067
Ekhukhanyeni 5420553.946,842
Emangidini 5420698.986,850
Godide 54207128.1712,676
Halambu 542086.90345
Isilokomane 542096.11487
Izigqoza 5421038.433,404
Izindlozi 542117.74826
Kahile 542126.06273
Khabela 5421393.657,167
Kwamkwaza 5421411.571,113
Magwaza 5421512.491,275
Mahlayizeni 5421658.395,310
Mangidini 54217101.545,224
Mbhele/Amphuti 5421846.263,676
Mdimela 5421914.05606
Mhlatuze 542205.94391
Mpungose 54221109.667,608
Murasie 5422210.10874
Ndikwe 5422312.541,044
Ndindini 5422410.56148
Ngono 54225203.078,096
Nkandla Part 1 54226210.9217,424
Nkandla Part 2 542373.972,783
Nkandla Part 3 5423844.6112
Nkonisa 5422710.77893
Nkweme 542288.20569
Ntuli 5422956.28804
Nxamalala 5423058.224,841
Uxutu 5423111.45926
Vumanhlamvu 542329.30643
Xulu 5423337.583,598
Zindunduzeli 5423410.66538
Zinkuzini 5423514.18489
Zondi 5423644.385,171

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 18 May 2011 no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

The African National Congress lost a ward to the Inkatha Freedom Party in a by-election in December 2012. As a result, the IFP gained a majority of 14 seats on the council and took over control of the municipality.[8]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
Inkatha Freedom Party 13,739 13,619 27,358 46.2 8 5 13
African National Congress 12,084 12,320 24,404 41.2 6 5 11
National Freedom Party 3,791 1,373 7,482 12.6 0 3 3
Total 29,614 29,630 59,244 100.0 14 13 27
Spoilt votes 210 193 403

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "South African Languages - Place names". salanguages.com.
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nkandla" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Nkandla" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "IFP wins Jacob Zuma`s Nkandla ward from ANC - Blessed Gwala - PARTY - Politicsweb". politicsweb.co.za.

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