Mandeni Local Municipality
| Mandeni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | iLembe | |
| Seat | Mandeni | |
| Wards | 17 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Siphesihle Basil Zulu | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 545 km2 (210 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 138,078 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 96.7% | |
| • Coloured | 0.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.7% | |
| • White | 1.0% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 89.9% | |
| • English | 4.6% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 4.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN291 | |
Mandeni Local Municipality (formerly eNdondakusuka Local Municipality) is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Manufacturing, elementary work and plant and machine work are the highest non-farming categories of labour. Mandeni includes substantial areas of commercial agriculture, with the bulk of these areas under sugar-cane. Agriculture is the main employment sector in the area.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| eNdondakusuka | 54301 | 160.30 | 6,126 |
| Hlomendini | 54302 | 24.74 | 1,339 |
| Macambini | 54303 | 161.89 | 34,337 |
| Mandini | 54304 | 10.05 | 3,944 |
| Mathonsi | 54305 | 68.93 | 21,692 |
| Ntunzini | 54306 | 28.32 | 2,412 |
| Sikhonyane | 54307 | 99.53 | 30,125 |
| Sundumbili | 54308 | 8.76 | 24,299 |
| Tugela Mouth | 54310 | 0.59 | 210 |
| Tugela | 54309 | 12.46 | 4,170 |
| Umlalazi Nature Reserve | 54311 | 4.26 | 0 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 23,629 | 24,128 | 47,757 | 65.9 | 16 | 7 | 23 | |
| National Freedom Party | 6,230 | 5,853 | 12,083 | 16.7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,596 | 4,558 | 9,154 | 12.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,125 | 1,081 | 2,206 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 283 | 257 | 540 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 154 | 160 | 314 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 118 | 117 | 235 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 134 | 81 | 215 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36,269 | 36,235 | 72,504 | 100.0 | 17 | 17 | 34 | |
| Spoilt votes | 720 | 647 | 1,367 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Mandeni Municipality
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mandeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mandeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 29°09′06″S 31°24′29″E / 29.15167°S 31.40806°E