Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The town of Nkandla (seat of the municipality) is the home town of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.

Nkandla
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°40′S 31°0′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictKing Cetshwayo
SeatNkandla
Wards14
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThami Ntuli
Area
 • Total1,828 km2 (706 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total114,416
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.6%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu95.7%
 • Southern Ndebele1.3%
 • English1.3%
 • Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN286
Road in Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is a Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g. the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni. The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their last resort for protection from their enemies. It was very difficult to fight the warriors who were hiding in the thick and dark forest (iNkandla eMahlathi Amnyama). Most of the Zulu heroes' graves are found at Nkandla, for example, Bambatha's grave is at Nsuze.[3]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Chube5420131.603,056
Chwezi5420255.246,097
Cube5420370.124,417
Cunu54204113.787,067
Ekhukhanyeni5420553.946,842
Emangidini5420698.986,850
Godide54207128.1712,676
Halambu542086.90345
Isilokomane542096.11487
Izigqoza5421038.433,404
Izindlozi542117.74826
Kahile542126.06273
Khabela5421393.657,167
Kwamkwaza5421411.571,113
Magwaza5421512.491,275
Mahlayizeni5421658.395,310
Mangidini54217101.545,224
Mbhele/Amphuti5421846.263,676
Mdimela5421914.05606
Mhlatuze542205.94391
Mpungose54221109.667,608
Murasie5422210.10874
Ndikwe5422312.541,044
Ndindini5422410.56148
Ngono54225203.078,096
Nkandla Part 154226210.9217,424
Nkandla Part 2542373.972,783
Nkandla Part 35423844.6112
Nkonisa5422710.77893
Nkweme542288.20569
Ntuli5422956.28804
Nxamalala5423058.224,841
Uxutu5423111.45926
Vumanhlamvu542329.30643
Xulu5423337.583,598
Zindunduzeli5423410.66538
Zinkuzini5423514.18489
Zondi5423644.385,171

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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
IFP 20,15020,36840,51854.011415
ANC 16,52116,67633,19744.33912
Economic Freedom Fighters 3372555920.8000
Democratic Alliance 3012525530.7000
Independent 169–1690.20–0
Total 37,47837,55175,029100.0141327
Spoilt votes 5335061,039

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. "South African Languages - Place names". salanguages.com.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nkandla" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Nkandla" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

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