Nkandla Local Municipality
Nkandla | |
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| Location in KwaZulu-Natal Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | King Cetshwayo |
| Seat | Nkandla |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thami Ntuli |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,828 km2 (706 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 114,416 |
| • Density | 62.59/km2 (162.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 95.7% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN286 |
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
[edit | edit source]Census 2011
[edit | edit source]According to the first georeferenced 2011 census there are 142 places.[4]
Census 2001
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
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External links
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