Dannhauser Local Municipality

Dannhauser Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after Renier Dannhauser, a German settler who in 1872 purchased four farms in the area from the then owner, the Natal government.[4]

Dannhauser
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Amajuba
Seat	Dannhauser
Wards	11
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Bongekile Magdalene Shabalala
Area
• Total	1,516 km^2 (585 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	102,161
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	97.5%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	1.4%
• White	0.8%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Zulu	93.9%
• English	2.1%
• Other	4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN254

The major economic sectors within Dannhauser are agriculture and mining. Mining is however, undergoing a movement away from large scale operations to smaller operations.[5]

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Dannhauser	52607	17.72	4,903
Durnacol	52602	19.49	1,598
Ekudabuleni	52603	0.30	565
Gule	52604	50.47	8,451
Hattingspruit	52605	2.67	476
Hlubi	52606	360.59	79,377
Remainder of the municipality	52601	1,064.45	7,397

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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 fourteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	16,588	16,833	33,421	57.0	10	4	14
	Inkatha Freedom Party	9,258	8,920	18,178	31.0	3	5	8
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,483	1,507	2,990	5.1	0	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	1,368	1,385	2,753	4.7	0	1	1
	Royal Loyal Progress	345	384	729	1.2	0	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	140	172	312	0.5	0	0	0
	Independent	233	–	233	0.4	0	–	0
Total		29,415	29,201	58,616	100.0	13	12	25
Spoilt votes		566	575	1,141

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. South African Languages - Place names
5. KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Dannhauser Municipality
6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Dannhauser" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Dannhauser" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

External links

• http://www.dannhauser.gov.za/