Ulundi Local Municipality

Ulundi
Local municipality
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Location of Ulundi Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°19′S31°25′E / 28.317°S 31.417°E / -28.317; 31.417
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Zululand
Seat	Ulundi
Wards	24
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Wilson Mfana Ntshangase (IFP)
Area
• Total	3,250 km2 (1,250 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	221,977
• Density	68.3/km2 (177/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
•  Black African	99.5%
•  Coloured	0.1%
•  Indian/Asian	0.1%
•  White	0.2%
First languages (2011) [3]
•  Zulu	95.9%
•  English	1.3%
•  Southern Ndebele	1.1%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN266

Ulundi Municipality (Zulu : UMasipala wasoLundi) is a local municipality within the southern part of the Zululand District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is a mainly rural municipality, and its seat is Ulundi.

Population characteristics

Recent surveys have identified the following characteristics of the municipality's population: ^[4]

More than half the population is younger than 19 years of age, placing pressure on the need for social facilities. A significant number of these children will be orphaned due to HIV/AIDS.

At least 12% of the population (27 450 people) are already infected with HIV/AIDS. Population growth is expected to decline over the next 20 years.

Education levels are very low; 29% of the population has no formal education.

Income levels are very low; nearly 40% of households have no income. Unemployment levels are very high, with only 12.5% of the total population being formally employed.

The population is predominantly Zulu in ethnicity and culture.

Places of interest

The tourism potential of the area remains largely undeveloped; however, the area features a number of activities and places of interest. These include game reserves, historical/cultural sites, cultural events and guest lodges. Game reserves include the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Parks, Babanango Game Reserve, the Ophathe Game Park, the Emakhosini (Valley of the Zulu Kings), the planned Emakhosini-Ophathe Conservancy, and the ThakaZulu Game Reserve. Historical/cultural sites include Nodwengu (King Mpande’s residence and grave), Ulundi Battlefield, Amafa and Dingaan Stat/Piet Retief’s grave.

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population
Babanango	53101	6.54	1,297
Buthelezi Empithimpithini	53102	464.49	49,553
Inhlazatshe	53103	13.60	1,214
Kwazunyawo	53104	5.91	1,298
Mahlabatini	53105	8.21	2,342
Mbatha	53106	124.05	9,954
Mpungose	53107	158.64	27,726
Ndebele	53108	93.44	14,799
Nobamba	53109	684.56	41,286
Simelane	53110	3.48	501
Ulundi	53111	10.27	18,420
Ximba	53112	298.34	19,330
Zungu	53113	321.98	17,228
Remainder of the municipality	53114	1,561.36	8,017

Politics

Main article: Ulundi Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty-two seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election. ^[6]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	29,621	63.28	24	31,729	67.76	8	32
	National Freedom Party	6,988	14.93	0	7,134	15.23	7	7
	African National Congress	5,329	11.39	0	5,145	10.99	5	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,034	4.35	0	2,023	4.32	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,018	4.31	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	462	0.99	0	469	1.00	1	1
	African People's Movement	184	0.39	0	110	0.23	0	0
	Academic Congress Union	63	0.13	0	47	0.10	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	50	0.11	0	41	0.09	0	0
	African Freedom Revolution	16	0.03	0	48	0.10	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	24	0.05	0	27	0.06	0	0
	African Security Congress	6	0.01	0	40	0.09	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	12	0.03	0	14	0.03	0	0
Total		46,807	100.00	24	46,827	100.00	23	47
Valid votes		46,807	98.59		46,827	98.53
Invalid/blank votes		671	1.41		697	1.47
Total votes		47,478	100.00		47,524	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		94,019	50.50		94,019	50.55

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. Integrated Development Plan 2006/2007 to 2011/2012 — June 2009. Ulundi Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 11, 2009.
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ulundi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

External links

• Official website