Umzumbe Local Municipality

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

Umzumbe
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Seat	Mtwalume
Wards	19
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sizwe Ngcobo
Area
• Total	1,259 km^2 (486 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	160,975
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.6%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Zulu	95.9%
• Southern Ndebele	1.0%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN213

The municipality is named after the Umzumbe River.[4]

Towns within the municipal boundaries: Friedenau, KwaDweshula, St Faith’s, Umzumbe.[5]

Income levels in Umzumbe 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.[6]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Bhekani	50301	9.38	477
Cele	50302	275.53	24,598
Dungeni	50303	39.27	5,363
Emandleni	50304	41.85	6,065
Hlongwa	50305	19.89	3,853
Mbhele / Amaphuthu	50306	62.10	8,776
Ndelu	50307	107.60	18,178
Nhlangwini	50308	83.03	16,764
Nyavini	50309	171.52	19,130
Qoloqolo	50310	54.51	14,177
Qwabe P	50311	57.40	10,504
Shiyabanye	50312	15.89	1,541
St Faith’s	50313	113.56	10,652
Thulini	50314	89.76	45,733

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.[8][9]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	32,816	33,309	66,125	75.6	20	10	30
	Inkatha Freedom Party	7,500	7,097	14,597	16.7	0	6	6
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,415	1,584	2,999	3.4	0	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	685	661	1,346	1.5	0	1	1
	African People's Convention	587	628	1,215	1.4	0	1	1
	Strength of Humanity	320	392	712	0.8	0	0	0
	Independent	509	–	509	0.6	0	–	0
Total		43,832	43,671	87,503	100.0	20	19	39
Spoilt votes		1,244	1,284	2,528

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. "Umzumbe Local Municipality Contact Details". Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Home. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
6. KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzumbe Municipality
7. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
8. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umzumbe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
9. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umzumbe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

External links

• http://www.umzumbe.gov.za/
• http://umzumbe.local.gov.za/