uMuziwabantu Local Municipality

uMuziwabantu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

uMuziwabantu
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Seat	Harding
Wards	10
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Dumile Abednigo Ngubo
Area
• Total	1,089 km^2 (420 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	96,556
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	97.9%
• Coloured	1.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.5%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Zulu	88.2%
• Xhosa	4.9%
• English	2.9%
• Southern Ndebele	1.3%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN214

Umuziwabantu is an isiZulu name meaning "the people's home", or a home with wide open doors where everyone is welcome.[4]

The main source of income for the area is derived from the municipality’s extensive wattle, gum, pine and poplar plantations, and associated industries, including saw mills and furniture-making factories.[5]

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Dlamini	50401	100.82	7,802
Duma	50402	23.22	2,303
Harding	50403	32.63	5,236
Machi	50404	19.47	2,932
Machi/Zibonda	50405	206.63	47,252
Mbotho	50406	61.6	6,634
Nhlangano	50407	89.85	14,395
Nyuswa	50408	2	66
Quebela	50409	0.77	1,110
Shwawu	50410	4.74	1,069
Weza	50412	1.03	579
Remainder of the municipality	50411	545.76	2,971

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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	19,852	20,106	39,958	71.6	9	5	14
	Inkatha Freedom Party	6,077	5,881	11,958	21.4	1	3	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,055	1,041	2,096	3.7	0	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	926	890	1,816	3.3	0	1	1
Total		27,910	27,918	55,828	100.0	10	10	20
Spoilt votes		653	671	1,324

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 - uMuziwabantu Municipality
6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umuziwabantu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umuziwabantu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

External links

• http://www.umuziwabantu.org.za/