King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase King Sabata Dalindyebo) is a local municipality situated in the inland of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality includes the towns of Mthatha and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality is one of the seven local municipalities within the OR Tambo District Municipality.

King Sabata Dalindyebo
Local municipality
Official seal of King Sabata Dalindyebo
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictOR Tambo
SeatMthatha
Wards35
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGoodman Nyaniso Nelani (ANC)
 • SpeakerThandeka Grace Maqoko (ANC)
 • Chief WhipMzukisi Nyoka (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,027 km2 (1,169 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total451,710
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African98.5%
 • Coloured0.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White0.3%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Xhosa92.8%
 • English3.6%
 • Other3.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC157

The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because his great place was in the region and he was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and South Africa.

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Baziya23601179.4613,737
Cacadu2360260.666,345
Coffee Bay236030.86295
Ebotwe23604186.9515,939
Gcaleka-Ngchana236054.54309
Hagebe23606154.1117,262
Hala2360790.1010,140
Jalamba236087.70650
Jumba23609197.3513,492
Masizakhe2361019.412,363
Matyengqina23611202.5820,416
Mhlanga2361221.616,503
Mpeko2361399.3026,202
Mqanduli236149.612,357
Mqekezweni23615288.6722,497
Ngqubusini236165.05558
Ngubezulu236171.020
Nqabe23618242.0223,962
Nqanda2361921.842,882
Qiya23620229.3722,874
Qokolweni/Zimbane2362198.3721,996
Rarabe2362223.371,542
Sithebe2362363.258,144
Tshezi23624115.3414,377
Tshomane23625182.7821,843
Umtata Part 12362664.7092,469
Umtata Part 22363029.572,316
Upper Ncise-Kambi23627230.2423,013
Xesibe23628113.3315,094
Xongora2362972.525,659

Politics
Main article: King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress51,56164.893650,27063.631248
United Democratic Movement10,79513.59012,88716.311111
Economic Freedom Fighters5,5156.9405,5337.0055
African Transformation Movement3,4764.3703,9374.9833
Independent candidates4,3265.4411
Democratic Alliance1,4601.8401,5621.9811
African Independent Congress500.0601,6162.0511
Civic Independent4410.5609381.1911
Mthatha Ratepayers and Residents Association5550.7008111.0311
Independent South African National Civic Organisation7480.9406030.7611
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania5060.6405000.6300
South African Security Organisation210.0302000.2500
God Save Africa1480.1900
Total79,454100.003779,005100.003673
Valid votes79,45497.7479,00597.03
Invalid/blank votes1,8362.262,4152.97
Total votes81,290100.0081,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout206,56339.35206,56339.42

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — King Sabata Dalindyebo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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