Mkhambathini Local Municipality

Mkhambathini
Local municipality
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°43′S 30°31′E / 29.717°S 30.517°E / -29.717; 30.517
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMgungundlovu
SeatCamperdown
Wards7
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
 • Total891 km2 (344 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total63,142
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African94.8%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian1.0%
 • White3.7%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Zulu84.8%
 • Xhosa5.1%
 • English4.9%
 • Sotho1.9%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN226

Mkhambathini Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mkhambathini) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Mkhabathini is an isiZulu word derived from eMkhambathini meaning "the place of acacia trees".[4]

The municipality is well located in relation to Durban and Pietermaritzburg and adjoins Cato Ridge, a potential industrial node. The N3, which is identified in the Spatial Growth and Development Strategy as a provincial corridor, runs east–west through the central part of the municipal area.[5]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Camperdown 51201 2.19 799
Embo 51202 145.40 18,615
Ilanga 51203 2.15 2,378
Macala 51204 15.01 450
Mapumulu 51205 54.95 8,857
Mdluli 51206 58.85 11,477
Remainder of the municipality 51207 638.19 16,489

Politics

Main article: Mkhambathini Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,82563.7777,79463.6129
Economic Freedom Fighters1,67013.6101,64713.4422
Inkatha Freedom Party1,40511.4501,44711.8122
Democratic Alliance9968.1209878.0611
African Transformation Movement2492.0302642.1500
Abantu Batho Congress460.370440.3600
National Freedom Party440.360340.2800
African Christian Democratic Party350.290350.2900
Total12,270100.00712,252100.00714
Valid votes12,27097.7512,25297.61
Invalid/blank votes2822.253002.39
Total votes12,552100.0012,552100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,23340.1931,23340.19

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. ^ "Mkhambathini Local Municipality website". mkhambathini.gov.za.
  5. ^ Sesalos Media. "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Impendle Municipality". kzntopbusiness.co.za.
  6. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [dead link]
  7. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

Further reading

  • Turvey, Margaret (1951) Waiting for health at Mkambati: an account of the leper settlement; reprinted and rev. 1955. London: S.P.C.K.