KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu and Natal Province.
Durban is the third-most populous city in South Africa,after Johannesburg and Cape Town,and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa,on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean,Durban is South Africa's busiest port and was formerly named Port Natal. North of the harbour and city centre lies the mouth of the Umgeni River;the flat city centre rises to the hills of the Berea on the west;and to the south,running along the coast,is the Bluff. Durban is the seat of the larger eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality,which spans an area of 2,556 km2 (987 sq mi) and had a population of 4.2 million in 2022,making the metropolitan population one of Africa's largest on the Indian Ocean. Within the city limits,Durban's population was 595,061 in 2011. The city has a humid subtropical climate,with hot,wet summers and mild,dry winters.
Pinetown is a city that forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality,based just inland from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa. The town is situated 16 km north-west of Durban and 64 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg.
Inanda or eNanda is a township in KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa that is situated 21 km north-west of Durban. It forms part of eThekwini,the Greater Durban Metropolitan Municipality. Populated primarily by Zulu-speaking Black Africans,Inanda is the home of John Langalibalele Dube,first President of the African National Congress (ANC),a former residence and base of operations of Mahatma Gandhi,and the birthplace of the syncretic Nazareth Baptist Church
Umlazi is a township in KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa,located south-west of Durban. Organisationally and administratively it forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its South Municipal Planning Region.
Chatsworth is a large township in KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa established in the 1950s to segregate the Indian population and create a buffer between the white suburbs of Durban to the north and the black townships of Durban to the south. Located in the Southern Durban basin and roughly bordered by the Umhlatuzana River in the North and Umlaas River in the South,the suburb is made up mainly of Indian/Asian and Black African people.
Municipal elections were held in South Africa on 1 March 2006,to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa. The municipalities form the local government of South Africa and are subdivisions of the provinces,thus making them responsible for local service delivery,such as electricity,water and fire services.
uMhlanga,alternatively rendered Umhlanga,is a residential,commercial and resort town north of Durban on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa. It is part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality,which was created in 2000 and includes the greater Durban area. The name means "place of reeds" in the Zulu language,and the correct pronunciation of "hl" in uMhlanga is similar to the Welsh "ll".
Below is a list of mayors of Durban,South Africa. In 2000 Durban became the seat of the newly created eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
Morningside is an affluent suburb of Durban,KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa.
Michael Sutcliffe is the former municipal manager of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality,which includes the city of Durban,South Africa. During his time in the position he was widely reported to be a controversial figure amongst Durbanites and was the target of popular protest in the city.
Sipho Ngwenya was the first democratically elected mayor of the Greater city of Durban. He was the first black mayor of the city post Apartheid era of South Africa. Durban,South Africa's third largest city,saw a number of name changes from Greater City of Durban to Durban UniCity before the current and final,eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality,created in 2000,that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. As of 2011,the majority of its 3,442,361 inhabitants spoke isiZulu.
There have been many political assassinations in post-apartheid South Africa. In 2013 it was reported that there had been more than 450 political assassinations in the province of KwaZulu-Natal since the end of apartheid in 1994. In July 2013 the Daily Maverick reported that there had been "59 political murders in the last five years". In August 2016 it was reported that there had been at least twenty political assassinations in the run up to the local government elections on the 3rd of August that year,most of them in KwaZulu-Natal.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Durban in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality,KwaZulu-Natal province,South Africa.
Fawzia Peer is a South African politician and businesswoman. A member of the African National Congress,she was the Deputy Mayor of eThekwini Local Municipality between August 2016 and September 2019. During that time,from June 2019 onwards,she was the Acting Mayor while Mayor Zandile Gumede faced criminal charges.
Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal serving as a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces since 2024. Prior to serving in parliament,he was the Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality from 2019 until 2024. He was the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport,Community Safety and Liaison from 2016 to 2019 and a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2009 to 2019. Kaunda is a member of the ruling African National Congress (ANC).
Zibuse Michael Mlaba was a South African politician and traditional leader who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature between 2014 and 2019. He acted as the chief regent of the amaXimba from 1988 to 2008 and during apartheid was an outspoken supporter of the ANC.
James Sikhosiphi Nxumalo is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2019. He was formerly the Mayor of eThekwini from 2011 to 2016,and during that time he was engaged in a strident political rivalry with Zandile Gumede,who became his successor. He was elected to a five-year term on the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in 2022,and he has served as the Provincial Chairperson of the SACP's KwaZulu-Natal branch for over a decade.
Magwaza Alfred Maphalala was a South African politician and trade unionist from KwaZulu-Natal. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1999 until his death in 2003. He was also a stalwart of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in KwaZulu-Natal.
