Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality

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Hibiscus Coast
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Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Hibiscus Coast highlighted.svg
Location of Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 30°45′S30°23′E / 30.750°S 30.383°E / -30.750; 30.383
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Ugu
Seat Port Shepstone
Wards 29
Government
[1]
  Type Municipal council
  MayorCynthia Mqwebu
Area
  Total
839 km2 (324 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total
256,135
  Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
   Black African 82.4%
   Coloured 1.4%
   Indian/Asian 5.1%
   White 10.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
   Zulu 70.7%
   English 14.2%
   Xhosa 7.7%
   Afrikaans 4.5%
  Other2.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN216

Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality was a local municipality in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It governed the Hibiscus Coast on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast which attracts tourists from the province and other provinces as well as international tourists.

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After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality.

Beaches are to be found along the entire seaboard. Hibberdene Beach, Ramsgate Beach, Marina Beach/San Lameer, and Lucien Beach have been recognized as Blue Flag beaches. [3] The climate of the coastal areas is humid and subtropical — comparable to southern Florida in the United States, but not quite as hot and rainy in the summer.

The coastline is dotted with small towns, many of which serve as seasonal recreational hubs, such as Port Shepstone, Umtamvuna / Port Edward, Margate, Hibberdene and Impenjati / Southbroom. These towns feature a wide range of tourist-oriented businesses, including restaurants, bars, clubs, movie houses, golf courses, clothing shops, museums, and various types of accommodations. The income from these businesses has economically benefited the municipality as a whole. [4]

Other economic activities include fishing, agriculture, crafts, and bead works.

The hilly inland regions of the municipality are largely under the ownership of tribal authorities. Such "traditional" settlements include KwaXolo, KwaNzimakwe, KwaNdwalane, KwaMadlala, KwaMavundla and KwaLushaba.

History

Prior to the demise of Apartheid in 1994, the Hibiscus Coast was divided into five main Transitional Local Councils, namely Port Shepstone, Margate, Hibberdene, Southbroom (Impenjati- Southbroom TLC) and Port Edward (Umtamvuna TLC).

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Anerley 50601 1.2376
Brevo 50602 0.2427
Gamalakhe 50603 3.4513,570
Hibberdene 50604 4.671,016
Kwaxolo 50606 167.8448,024
Lushaba 50607 14.798,106
Madlala 50608 33.247,896
Marburg 50609 6.787,586
Margate 50610 10.058,654
Marina Beach 50611 1.13123
Mavundla 50612 25.4920,066
Melville 50613 1.17327
Munster 50615 1.67114
Nsimbini/Ndwalane 50616 34.7736,335
Nzimakwe 50617 46.3822,279
Oslo Beach 50618 3.132,052
Port Edward 50619 15.542,963
Port Shepstone Part 1 50620 7.677,546
Port Shepstone Part 2 50635 8.012,090
Pumula 50621 1.92406
Ramsgate 50622 6.031,490
San Lameer 50623 1.7581
Sea Park 50624 3.11,249
Sentombi 50625 7.81869
Shelly Beach 50626 5.772,713
Southbroom 50627 10.3862
Southport 50628 1.97959
Sunwich Port 50629 0.5626
Trafalgar 50630 4.89424
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve 50614 18.8221
Umtentweni 50631 10.113,445
Umzumbe 50633 2.3452
Uvongo 50634 10.353,879
Remainder of the municipality 50605 358.1511,130

Politics

The municipal council consisted of fifty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-nine councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-nine wards, while the remaining twenty-nine were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [6] [7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 54,65855,515110,17370.2212041
DA 14,58014,76929,34918.78311
IFP 4,5264,5399,0655.8033
NFP 2,3472,1894,5362.9022
COPE 6086151,2230.8011
ACDP 3754428170.5000
VF+ 3563116670.4000
MF 2171974140.3000
UDM 2191403590.2000
Independent 2782780.200
Total78,16478,717156,881100.0292958
Spoilt votes1,2631,0002,263

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Our Beaches." Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Hibiscus Coast Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.
  4. IDP Review 2008/2009. Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Hibiscus Coast Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Hibiscus Coast" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Hibiscus Coast" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.