UMfolozi Local Municipality

uMfolozi
Mbonambi
Local municipality
Official seal of uMfolozi
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictKing Cetshwayo
SeatKwaMbonambi
Wards15
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCllr Xolani Bhengu[1]
Area
 • Total
1,210 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
122,889
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 • Black African98.8%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.8%
First languages (2011)
[4]
 • Zulu92.6%
 • English2.9%
 • Southern Ndebele1.5%
 • Other3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN281

uMfolozi Local Municipality (formerly Mbonambi Local Municipality) is a local municipality within the King Cetshwayo District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It is situated around the town of KwaMbonambi, to the north of Richard's Bay, stretching from the Indian Ocean to the edge of the Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park.

It was originally named Mbonambi Local Municipality, renamed to Mfolozi Local Municipality on 21 May 2009,[5] and renamed again to uMfolozi Local Municipality on 12 February 2015.[6] The name "Mbonambi" refers to the Mbonambi Local Tribal Authority, which covers most of the municipal area.[7] The name Mfolozi/uMfolozi refers to the Umfolozi River which forms the northern boundary of the municipality.

The municipality was enlarged at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016 when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it.[8]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[9]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Kwambonambi Forest Reserve 53702 62.25 222
KwaMbonambi 53701 2.35 1,894
Mapelane Nature Reserve 53703 52.78 54
Mbonambi 53704 86.04 22,984
Mhlana 53705 515.65 64,527
Sokhulu 53706 98.17 12,632
Remainder of the municipality 53707 391.24 4,623

Politics

Main article: uMfolozi Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a narrow majority of eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[10]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party18,88448.831419,57250.57418
African National Congress14,62237.81414,23036.77913
Economic Freedom Fighters3,2238.3303,3598.6833
Independent candidates6321.6300
National Freedom Party2920.7603040.7911
Democratic Alliance3030.7802720.7000
African Independent Congress1450.3703750.9700
Abantu Batho Congress1700.4401610.4200
African People's Movement1090.2801250.3200
African Christian Democratic Party1000.260930.2400
South Africa Vuka Movement870.220690.1800
African Mantungwa Community530.140530.1400
African Transformation Movement230.060530.1400
United Christian Democratic Party310.080340.0900
Total38,674100.001838,700100.001735
Valid votes38,67498.3538,70098.35
Invalid/blank votes6471.656481.65
Total votes39,321100.0039,348100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,08153.0874,08153.11

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
3 August 2022[11] 52801003 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

References

  1. ^ [1] Office of the Mayor
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs (21 May 2009). "Notice in terms of section 16(1)(b) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 – Mbonambi Municipality". Provincial Gazette of KwaZulu-Natal. Vol. 3, no. 275. Pietermaritzburg: Government Printer.
  6. ^ Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (12 February 2015). "Notice in terms of section 16(3)(c) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 – proposed name change of the Mfolozi Municipality" (PDF). Provincial Gazette of KwaZulu-Natal. Vol. 9, no. 1309. Pietermaritzburg: Government Printer. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  7. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  8. ^ "Ntambanana municipality to dissolve in September". Zululand Observer. 22 April 2016.
  9. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mfolozi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  11. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

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