Umzumbe Local Municipality

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Umzumbe
Umzumbe CoA.png
Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Umzumbe highlighted.svg
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Ugu
Seat Mtwalume
Wards 19
Government
[1]
  Type Municipal council
  MayorLondolo Zungu
Area
  Total1,259 km2 (486 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total160,975
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
   Black African 99.6%
   Coloured 0.1%
   Indian/Asian 0.1%
   White 0.1%
First languages (2011)
[2]
   Zulu 95.9%
   Southern Ndebele 1.0%
  Other3.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN213

Umzumbe Municipality (Lua error in Module:Lang at line 1422: attempt to concatenate a nil value.) is a local municipality within the Ugu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the Umzumbe River. [3] Towns within the municipal boundaries include Friedenau, KwaDweshula, St Faith’s, and Umzumbe. [4]

Contents

Income levels in the municipality are very low, and reflect a situation of acute impoverishment. Almost 60% of all households have an income of less than R500 per month. Households rely for survival on pension and other welfare grants, migrant remittances, informal earnings and casual employment wages. [5]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bhekani 50301 9.38477
Cele 50302 275.5324,598
Dungeni 50303 39.275,363
Emandleni 50304 41.856,065
Hlongwa 50305 19.893,853
Mbhele / Amaphuthu 50306 62.108,776
Ndelu 50307 107.6018,178
Nhlangwini 50308 83.0316,764
Nyavini 50309 171.5219,130
Qoloqolo 50310 54.5114,177
Qwabe P 50311 57.4010,504
Shiyabanye 50312 15.891,541
St Faith’s 50313 113.5610,652
Thulini 50314 89.7645,733

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [7] [8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 32,81633,30966,12575.6201030
IFP 7,5007,09714,59716.7066
EFF 1,4151,5842,9993.4011
DA 6856611,3461.5011
APC 5876281,2151.4011
Strength of Humanity3203927120.8000
Independent 5095090.600
Total43,83243,67187,503100.0201939
Spoilt votes1,2441,2842,528

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. South African Languages - Place names
  4. "Umzumbe Local Municipality Contact Details". Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Home. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  5. KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzumbe Municipality
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umzumbe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umzumbe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

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