Mbizana Local Municipality

Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.

Mbizana
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Alfred Nzo
Seat	Bizana
Wards	31
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Daniswa Mafumbatha (ANC)
• Speaker	Simphiwe Magini (ANC)
• Chief Whip	Makhosandile Mpetshwa (ANC)
Area
• Total	2,417 km^2 (933 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	281,905
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.6%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Pondo	93.8%
• English	2.0%
• Zulu	1.5%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	EC443

Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa.

It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.[4]

Main tribal areas/places

|- | Amadiba || 23001||433.70||28,421||Xhosa | Amandengane || 23003||46.81||3,583||Xhosa |- | || || || ||Xhosa |- | || || || ||Xhosa |- | Amapisi || 23006||122.89||9,909||Xhosa |- | || || || ||Xhosa |- | Bizana || 23008||23.96||4,110||Xhosa |- | Imizizi || 23009||541.81||67,728||Xhosa |- | || || || ||Xhosa |- | || || || ||Xhosa |- | Isikelo || 23012||345.75||41,453||Xhosa |- | || || || ||Xhosa |}

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 fifty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	57,985	58,315	116,300	80.5	31	19	50
	Economic Freedom Fighters	4,204	4,639	8,843	6.1	0	4	4
	Academic Congress Union	2,958	2,845	5,803	4.0	0	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	2,727	2,534	5,261	3.6	0	2	2
	African Independent Congress	1,604	1,748	3,352	2.3	0	1	1
	African People's Convention	1,059	969	2,028	1.4	0	1	1
	UDM	688	1,118	1,806	1.3	0	1	1
	Abantu Democratic Revolution	157	220	377	0.3	0	0	0
	Independent	366	–	366	0.3	0	–	0
	Pan Africanist Congress	108	218	326	0.2	0	0	0
Total		71,856	72,606	144,462	100.0	31	31	62
Spoilt votes		1,934	1,907	3,841

Births

Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of:

• Oliver Tambo (1917–1993), born in the village of Nkantolo, South African anti-apartheid politician
• Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936-2018), born in the village of Mbongweni, South African ANC Women's League leader

Touristic attractions

• Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
• Mbizana Nature Reserve
• OR Tambo Cultural Village
• OR Tambo Monument
• Wild Coast Sun Resort
• Umtentu sanctuary

Fauna and flora

• Ficus bizanae is a Southern African indigenous tree.

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. "MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF" (PDF). National Treasury. 10 December 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mbizana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mbizana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

External links

• Official site