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
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
SeatMtwalume
Wards19
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSizwe Ngcobo
Area
 • Total1,259 km2 (486 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total160,975
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.6%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu95.9%
 • Southern Ndebele1.0%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN213

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]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bhekani503019.38477
Cele50302275.5324,598
Dungeni5030339.275,363
Emandleni5030441.856,065
Hlongwa5030519.893,853
Mbhele / Amaphuthu5030662.108,776
Ndelu50307107.6018,178
Nhlangwini5030883.0316,764
Nyavini50309171.5219,130
Qoloqolo5031054.5114,177
Qwabe P5031157.4010,504
Shiyabanye5031215.891,541
St Faith’s50313113.5610,652
Thulini5031489.7645,733

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]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 32,81633,30966,12575.6201030
IFP 7,5007,09714,59716.7066
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,4151,5842,9993.4011
Democratic Alliance 6856611,3461.5011
African People's Convention 5876281,2151.4011
Strength of Humanity 3203927120.8000
Independent 509–5090.60–0
Total 43,83243,67187,503100.0201939
Spoilt votes 1,2441,2842,528

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.

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