Msinga Local Municipality

Msinga Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Umzinyathi District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The name means a current in the sea where air movement causes ripples on top of the water surface and ends up influencing the nearby climatic conditions through its breeze.[4]

Msinga
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMzinyathi
SeatTugela Ferry
Wards19
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorFelinkosi Joshua Sikhakhane (IFP)
Area
 • Total2,501 km2 (966 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total177,577
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.6%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu96.1%
 • Southern Ndebele1.3%
 • Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN244

Msinga is largely located in deep gorges of the Tugela and Buffalo Rivers, isolated from the immediate surrounding municipal areas.[5] The population dynamics result in a growing rural area and a declining urban area in Msinga, contrary to most other areas in the country.[5] This can be attributed to the fact that the urban areas of Msinga are very small and are unable to provide the normal range of goods and services provided in urban areas.[5]

Msinga is a poverty stricken area with few economic resources and little economic activity. Social services and private households generate 29% of the income for the area.[5]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Baso5220185.549,655
Bomvu52202371.7530,307
Chunu52203367.3541,560
Gwazumlungu Nlovu522049.63753
Khanyile522059.75108
Majozi5220610.801,099
Mawuzini522075.49457
Mthembu52209151.8019,160
Mtungwa522104.021,756
Ngome522113.901,772
Ngubane5221293.455,849
Othame522138.931,135
Pomeroy522147.01998
Qamu52215628.9050,867
Qizi Mtshshali522166.07694
Remainder of the municipality52208737.601,850

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of twenty-four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
IFP 37,23337,85175,08466.118624
ANC 18,08318,09236,17531.901212
Democratic Alliance 5144941,0080.9000
Economic Freedom Fighters 5453809250.8000
Independent 331–3310.30–0
Total 56,70656,817113,523100.0181836
Spoilt votes 7767061,482

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

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