Nkomazi | |
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![]() Location in Mpumalanga | |
Coordinates: 25°40′S31°40′E / 25.667°S 31.667°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Ehlanzeni |
Seat | Malalane |
Wards | 33 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Phindile Magagula (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,787 km2 (1,848 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 390,610 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.7% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 1.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Swazi | 88.5% |
• Tsonga | 6.8% |
• Afrikaans | 1.4% |
• English | 1.1% |
• Other | 2.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | MP324 |
Nkomazi Municipality (Swazi : Masipaladi wase Nkomazi) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Malalane is the seat of the municipality.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Albertsnek | 81701 | 0.02 | 108 | Swazi |
Barberton | 81702 | 12.28 | 1,814 | Swazi |
Hectorspruit | 81703 | 2.97 | 309 | Afrikaans |
Hoyi | 81704 | 57.13 | 10,777 | Swazi |
Inyoni | 81705 | 0.13 | 748 | Tsonga |
Kamhlushwa | 81706 | 0.61 | 2,078 | Swazi |
Komatipoort | 81707 | 5.52 | 1,443 | Afrikaans |
Lugedlane | 81708 | 123.79 | 29,816 | Swazi |
Malalane | 81709 | 14.23 | 2,241 | Afrikaans |
Marloth Park | 81710 | 17.70 | 469 | Afrikaans |
Matsamo Part 1 | 81711 | 392.15 | 105,277 | Swazi |
Matsamo Part 2 | 81718 | 1.11 | 3,659 | Swazi |
Mawewe | 81712 | 238.62 | 21,038 | Swazi |
Mhlaba | 81713 | 80.27 | 17,376 | Swazi |
Mlambo | 81714 | 282.62 | 29,372 | Swazi |
Siboshwa | 81716 | 160.58 | 71,719 | Swazi |
Strathmore Mine | 81717 | 4.26 | 343 | Swazi |
Remainder of the municipality | 81715 | 1,833.87 | 35,837 | Swazi |
The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 fifty seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 53,502 | 69.61 | 33 | 58,121 | 75.89 | 17 | 50 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,236 | 12.02 | 0 | 11,085 | 14.47 | 9 | 9 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,191 | 5.45 | 0 | 4,283 | 5.59 | 4 | 4 | |
Independent candidates | 7,504 | 9.76 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Transformation Movement | 724 | 0.94 | 0 | 773 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 630 | 0.82 | 0 | 682 | 0.89 | 1 | 1 | |
8 other parties | 1,069 | 1.39 | 0 | 1,640 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 76,856 | 100.00 | 33 | 76,584 | 100.00 | 32 | 65 | |
Valid votes | 76,856 | 98.23 | 76,584 | 98.02 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,388 | 1.77 | 1,550 | 1.98 | ||||
Total votes | 78,244 | 100.00 | 78,134 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 172,783 | 45.28 | 172,783 | 45.22 |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. A number of ANC councillors were expelled by the party after working with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to elect Johan Mkhatshwa, former mayor and the top-ranked ANC candidate on the proportional list, elected as mayor. The ANC candidates won both available seats in the August by-elections, although the party received less than 50% of the votes in ward 10. [5] [6] The EFF won the October by-election in ward 11, its first ward win in the province. [7]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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31 August 2022 | 10 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
31 August 2022 | 13 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
19 October 2022 | 11 | African National Congress | Economic Freedom Fighters |
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