Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality

Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality was a municipality in the Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is accessible from the N3 and N11 national highways.

Emnambithi/Ladysmith
Local municipality
Official seal of Emnambithi/Ladysmith
Seal
Location of Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Location of Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°47′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuThukela
SeatLadysmith
Wards27
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMrs D. C. P. Mazibuko
Area
 • Total2,965 km2 (1,145 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total237,437
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African91.8%
 • Coloured1.0%
 • Indian/Asian4.4%
 • White2.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu86.2%
 • English7.4%
 • Afrikaans2.2%
 • Southern Ndebele1.1%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN232

The town of Ladysmith is the economic hub of the municipality; it accommodates the municipal offices, major schools, main police station and magistrates court, as well as a variety of commercial, industrial, and retail outlets.[3]

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Alfred Duma Local Municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Abantungwa/Kholwa51401245.2557,273Zulu
Colenso514024.904,476Zulu
Ezakheni5140439.0059,943Zulu
Kliprivier NU514062.80381Zulu
Kliprivier51405107.2127,696Zulu
Ladysmith5140791.9741,425Zulu
Mchunu5140834.422,301Zulu
Mthembu5140980.706,920Zulu
Mvelani514102.4311,898Zulu
Nkankezi514114.86824Zulu
Remainder of the municipality514032,350.7212,316Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-six 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 thirty-four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 38,32339,33377,65663.425934
IFP 9,6989,47519,17315.6088
NFP 6,9786,63013,60811.1066
Democratic Alliance 4,7464,6649,4107.7224
Minority Front 6625071,1691.0011
ACDP 3483186660.5000
Azanian People's Organisation 1012073080.3000
COPE 961462420.2000
Independent 192–1920.20–0
National Democratic Convention 79371160.1000
Total 61,22361,317122,540100.0272653
Spoilt votes 9948941,888

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. Integrated Development Plan 2007/2008. Emnambithi-Ladysmith Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 10, 2009.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emnambithi/Ladysmith" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Emnambithi/Ladysmith" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.


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