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
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictAmajuba
SeatDannhauser
Wards11
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBongekile Magdalene Shabalala
Area
 • Total1,516 km2 (585 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total102,161
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African97.5%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian1.4%
 • White0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu93.9%
 • English2.1%
 • Other4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN254

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]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Dannhauser5260717.724,903
Durnacol5260219.491,598
Ekudabuleni526030.30565
Gule5260450.478,451
Hattingspruit526052.67476
Hlubi52606360.5979,377
Remainder of the municipality526011,064.457,397

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]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 16,58816,83333,42157.010414
IFP 9,2588,92018,17831.0358
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,4831,5072,9905.1011
Democratic Alliance 1,3681,3852,7534.7011
Royal Loyal Progress 3453847291.2011
Azanian People's Organisation 1401723120.5000
Independent 233–2330.40–0
Total 29,41529,20158,616100.0131225
Spoilt votes 5665751,141

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.

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