Umzumbe Local Municipality

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]

Place	Code	Area (km²)	Population
Bhekani	50301	9.38	477
Cele	50302	275.53	24,598
Dungeni	50303	39.27	5,363
Emandleni	50304	41.85	6,065
Hlongwa	50305	19.89	3,853
Mbhele / Amaphuthu	50306	62.10	8,776
Ndelu	50307	107.60	18,178
Nhlangwini	50308	83.03	16,764
Nyavini	50309	171.52	19,130
Qoloqolo	50310	54.51	14,177
Qwabe P	50311	57.40	10,504
Shiyabanye	50312	15.89	1,541
St Faith	50313	113.56	10,652
Thulini	50314	89.76	45,733
Umzinto	50315	2.93	546
Umzumbe	50316	115.89	7,428

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[8]^[9]

Party		Votes				Seats
Party		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	29,210	29,802	59,012	69.4	18	8	26
	National Freedom Party	9,412	7,442	16,854	19.8	0	8	8
	Inkatha Freedom Party	–	4,605	4,605	5.4	–	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	815	579	1,394	1.6	0	1	1
	Independent	1,110	–	1,110	1.3	1	–	1
	African People's Convention	474	472	946	1.1	0	0	0
	Congress of the People	434	405	839	1.0	0	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	119	180	299	0.4	0	0	0
Total		41,574	43,485	85,059	100.0	19	19	38
Spoilt votes		2,912	1,299	4,211

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.
↑ South African Languages - Place names
↑ "Umzumbe Local Municipality Contact Details". Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Home. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
↑ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzumbe Municipality
↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umzumbe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umzumbe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal

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List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 30°37′S 30°33′E / 30.617°S 30.550°E / -30.617; 30.550

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