Hlabisa Local Municipality

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Hlabisa
Local municipality
Hlabisa CoA.png
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Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Hlabisa highlighted.svg
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMkhanyakude
Seat Hlabisa
Wards 8
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorBhekinkosi Ntombela
Area
 • Total1,555 km2 (600 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total71,925
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 99.4%
 •  Coloured 0.1%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.2%
 •  White 0.1%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Zulu 95.0%
 •  Southern Ndebele 1.5%
 •  English 1.2%
 • Other2.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN274

Hlabisa was an administrative area in the Umkhanyakude District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Hlabisa is an isiZulu surname of the two nkosis (kings) in the area. The municipality was situated within the vicinity of four Tribal Authorities which are the Mkhwanazi Tribal Authority, the Mdletshe Tribal Authority, and two Hlabisa Tribal Authorities. [3]

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The municipality was generally characterised by isolated rural communities with high levels of poverty. The most significant land use was subsistence agriculture and dispersed settlements, plantations and agriculture are found throughout the municipality. The major draw card of Hlabisa was the tourism industry centred on the adjacent game reserve. [4]

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality.

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Abakwahlabisa 53501 133.6216,583
Hlabisa 53502 1.14652
Mdletshe 53503 375.1738,851
Mpembeni 53504 114.8310,490
Mpukunyoni 53505 796.90110,299

Politics

The municipal council consisted of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight 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 no party obtained a majority. The following table shows the results of the election. [6] [7]

The National Freedom Party lost a ward to the Inkatha Freedom Party in a by-election in December 2012. As a result, the IFP gained a majority of 9 seats on the council. [8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
IFP 8,5738,50217,07546.8628
ANC 5,0525,07610,12827.8134
NFP 4,5594,5619,12025.0134
Democratic Alliance 35901250.3000
Total18,21918,22936,448100.08816
Spoilt votes329318647

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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. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ↑ "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Hlabisa Municipality". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Hlabisa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Hlabisa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "IFP wins Jacob Zuma's Nkandla ward from ANC - Blessed Gwala - POLITICS | Politicsweb".

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