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 | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Harry Gwala District |
| Seat | Ixopo |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mlungisi Mkhize |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,604 km2 (619 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 101,691 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 91.6% |
| • English | 3.1% |
| • Xhosa | 1.6% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN434 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amakhuze | 55101 | 40.53 | 4,726 |
| Dlamini/Vusathina Mazulu | 55102 | 19.13 | 3,532 |
| Dunge | 55103 | 47.70 | 2,666 |
| Ikhwezi/Lokusa | 55104 | 48.56 | 12,316 |
| Ixopo | 55105 | 6.24 | 8,434 |
| Izimpethu Endlovu | 55106 | 10.23 | 751 |
| Mjoli/Mawushe(Sizwe Hlanganani) | 55107 | 72.47 | 12,580 |
| Nyuswa | 55108 | 33.78 | 4,063 |
| Shiyabanye/Nhlangwini | 55109 | 85.96 | 11,476 |
| Ukuthula | 55111 | 20.04 | 10,208 |
| Vukani | 55112 | 55.92 | 9,804 |
| Vumakwenza/Sangcwaba | 55113 | 94.13 | 4,524 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 55110 | 1,091.78 | 16,873 |
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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 18,094 | 61.68 | 13 | 18,694 | 64.42 | 5 | 18 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,375 | 11.50 | 0 | 3,698 | 12.74 | 3 | 3 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 2,043 | 6.96 | 0 | 2,790 | 9.61 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 3,280 | 11.18 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 1,026 | 3.50 | 0 | 1,104 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 813 | 2.77 | 0 | 1,046 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | |
| National Freedom Party | 187 | 0.64 | 0 | 944 | 3.25 | 1 | 1 | |
| People's Freedom Party | 210 | 0.72 | 0 | 178 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 114 | 0.39 | 0 | 152 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 68 | 0.23 | 0 | 194 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 99 | 0.34 | 0 | 127 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Peoples Movement | 27 | 0.09 | 0 | 92 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29,336 | 100.00 | 14 | 29,019 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
| Valid votes | 29,336 | 96.22 | 29,019 | 95.89 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,154 | 3.78 | 1,245 | 4.11 | ||||
| Total votes | 30,490 | 100.00 | 30,264 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 57,551 | 52.98 | 57,551 | 52.59 | ||||
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- South African Languages - Place names
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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