Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality

Emnambithi/Ladysmith
Local municipality
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Location of Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°47′E / 28.550°S 29.783°ECoordinates: 28°33′S 29°47′E / 28.550°S 29.783°E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uThukela
Seat	Ladysmith
Wards	27
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mrs D. C. P. Mazibuko
Area
• Total	2,965 km^2 (1,145 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	237,437
• Density	80/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	91.8%
• Coloured	1.0%
• Indian/Asian	4.4%
• White	2.7%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Zulu	86.2%
• English	7.4%
• Afrikaans	2.2%
• Southern Ndebele	1.1%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	KZN232

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

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.^[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[5]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Abantungwa/Kholwa	51401	245.25	57,273	Zulu
Colenso	51402	4.90	4,476	Zulu
Ezakheni	51404	39.00	59,943	Zulu
Kliprivier NU	51406	2.80	381	Zulu
Kliprivier	51405	107.21	27,696	Zulu
Ladysmith	51407	91.97	41,425	Zulu
Mchunu	51408	34.42	2,301	Zulu
Mthembu	51409	80.70	6,920	Zulu
Mvelani	51410	2.43	11,898	Zulu
Nkankezi	51411	4.86	824	Zulu
Remainder of the municipality	51403	2,350.72	12,316	Zulu

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.^[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	38,323	39,333	77,656	63.4	25	9	34
	Inkatha Freedom Party	9,698	9,475	19,173	15.6	0	8	8
	National Freedom Party	6,978	6,630	13,608	11.1	0	6	6
	Democratic Alliance	4,746	4,664	9,410	7.7	2	2	4
	Minority Front	662	507	1,169	1.0	0	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	348	318	666	0.5	0	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	101	207	308	0.3	0	0	0
	Congress of the People	96	146	242	0.2	0	0	0
	Independent	192	–	192	0.2	0	–	0
	National Democratic Convention	79	37	116	0.1	0	0	0
Total		61,223	61,317	122,540	100.0	27	26	53
Spoilt votes		994	894	1,888

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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. Integrated Development Plan 2007/2008. Emnambithi-Ladysmith Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 10, 2009.
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emnambithi/Ladysmith" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Emnambithi/Ladysmith" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

• Official website