Mkhambathini Local Municipality

Mkhambathini Local Municipality is an administrative area in the UMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Mkhabathini is the isiZulu name derived from the Zulu word eMkhambathini meaning the place of acacia trees.[4]

Mkhambathini
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°43′S 30°31′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMgungundlovu
Seat	Camperdown
Wards	7
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Thobekile Maphumulo
Area
• Total	891 km^2 (344 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	63,142
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	94.8%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	3.7%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Zulu	84.8%
• Xhosa	5.1%
• English	4.9%
• Sotho	1.9%
• Other	3.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN226

Mkhambathini is well located in relation to Durban and Pietermaritzburg and adjoins Cato Ridge, a potential industrial node. The N3, which is identified in the Spatial Growth and Development Strategy as a provincial corridor, runs east–west through the central part of the municipal area. [5]

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Camperdown	51201	2.19	799
Embo	51202	145.40	18,615
Ilanga	51203	2.15	2,378
Macala	51204	15.01	450
Mapumulu	51205	54.95	8,857
Mdluli	51206	58.85	11,477
Remainder of the municipality	51207	638.19	16,489

Politics

The municipal council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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 nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	12,454	12,649	25,103	66.9	7	2	9
	IFP	3,832	3,793	7,625	20.3	0	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	1,565	1,512	3,077	8.2	0	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	593	553	1,146	3.1	0	1	1
	African People's Convention	202	201	403	1.1	0	0	0
	Peoples Alliance	43	72	115	0.3	0	0	0
	Independent	53	–	53	0.1	0	–	0
Total		18,742	18,780	37,522	100.0	7	7	14
Spoilt votes		324	301	625

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. "Mkhambathini Local Municipality website". mkhambathini.gov.za.
5. Sesalos Media. "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Impendle Municipality". kzntopbusiness.co.za.
6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mkhambathini" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mkhambathini" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

External links

• http://www.mkhambathini.gov.za/