Ubuhlebezwe | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Harry Gwala District |
Seat | Ixopo |
Wards | 14 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | E.B. Ngubo |
Area | |
• Total | 1,604 km2 (619 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 101,691 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.5% |
• Coloured | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 0.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 91.6% |
• English | 3.1% |
• Xhosa | 1.6% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN434 |
Ubuhlebezwe Municipality (Zulu : UMasipala wase Ubuhlebezwe) is a local municipality within the Harry Gwala District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Ubuhlebezwe is an isiZulu word meaning "the beauty of the land". The name is derived from Alan Paton's novel, Cry, The Beloved Country. [4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [5]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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Amakhuze | 55101 | 40.53 | 4,726 |
Dlamini/Vusathina Mazulu | 55102 | 19.13 | 3,532 |
Dunge | 55103 | 47.70 | 2,666 |
Ikhwezi/Lokusa | 55104 | 48.56 | 12,316 |
Ixopo | 55105 | 6.24 | 8,434 |
Izimpethu Endlovu | 55106 | 10.23 | 751 |
Mjoli/Mawushe(Sizwe Hlanganani) | 55107 | 72.47 | 12,580 |
Nyuswa | 55108 | 33.78 | 4,063 |
Shiyabanye/Nhlangwini | 55109 | 85.96 | 11,476 |
Ukuthula | 55111 | 20.04 | 10,208 |
Vukani | 55112 | 55.92 | 9,804 |
Vumakwenza/Sangcwaba | 55113 | 94.13 | 4,524 |
Remainder of the municipality | 55110 | 1,091.78 | 16,873 |
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [6]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 18,094 | 61.68 | 13 | 18,694 | 64.42 | 5 | 18 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,375 | 11.50 | 0 | 3,698 | 12.74 | 3 | 3 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 2,043 | 6.96 | 0 | 2,790 | 9.61 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 3,280 | 11.18 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Democratic Alliance | 1,026 | 3.50 | 0 | 1,104 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 | |
African Independent Congress | 813 | 2.77 | 0 | 1,046 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | |
National Freedom Party | 187 | 0.64 | 0 | 944 | 3.25 | 1 | 1 | |
People's Freedom Party | 210 | 0.72 | 0 | 178 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 114 | 0.39 | 0 | 152 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 68 | 0.23 | 0 | 194 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 99 | 0.34 | 0 | 127 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
South African Peoples Movement | 27 | 0.09 | 0 | 92 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 29,336 | 100.00 | 14 | 29,019 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
Valid votes | 29,336 | 96.22 | 29,019 | 95.89 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,154 | 3.78 | 1,245 | 4.11 | ||||
Total votes | 30,490 | 100.00 | 30,264 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 57,551 | 52.98 | 57,551 | 52.59 |
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