Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality

Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Ubuhlebezwe is an isiZulu name meaning "The Beauty of the Land". The name is derived from Alan Paton's novel, Cry, The Beloved Country.[4]

Ubuhlebezwe
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala District
SeatIxopo
Wards12
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNoleen Joanne Peterson
Area
 • Total1,604 km2 (619 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total101,691
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African97.5%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu91.6%
 • English3.1%
 • Xhosa1.6%
 • Southern Ndebele1.3%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN434

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amakhuze5510140.534,726
Dlamini/Vusathina Mazulu5510219.133,532
Dunge5510347.702,666
Ikhwezi/Lokusa5510448.5612,316
Ixopo551056.248,434
Izimpethu Endlovu5510610.23751
Mjoli/Mawushe(Sizwe Hlanganani)5510772.4712,580
Nyuswa5510833.784,063
Shiyabanye/Nhlangwini5510985.9611,476
Ukuthula5511120.0410,208
Vukani5511255.929,804
Vumakwenza/Sangcwaba5511394.134,524
Remainder of the municipality551101,091.7816,873

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 twenty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 25,84228,29654,13876.012820
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,9833,0846,0678.5022
Inkatha Freedom Party 2,7782,8465,6247.9022
Independent 3,070–3,0704.32–2
Democratic Alliance 1,0991,2132,3123.3011
Total 35,77235,43971,211100.0141327
Spoilt votes 9971,1992,196

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ubuhlebezwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ubuhlebezwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

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