uMhlathuze Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Mhlatuze River. South African Languages - Place names
The municipality was enlarged at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016 when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it.
Main places The 2024 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Bejani 5380112.824,654 Dube 5380253.9552,239 Empangeni 5380314.0013,306 Esikhawini 538045.9032,437 Khoza 5380514.3224,172 Kwambonambi Forest Reserve 5380656.58117 Mkhwanazi 5380766.2922,758 Nkwanazi 5380831.8625,780 Nseleni 538091.308,873 Richards Bay Part 1 5381075.8030,605 Richards Bay Part 2 538110.42382 Richards Bay Part 3 5381221.1913,865 Umlalazi Nature Reserve 5381427.89347 Vulindlela 538152.444,044 Zungu/Madlebe 5381671.0648,977 Remainder of the municipality 53813339.736,630
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, winning a plurality of twenty-seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
By-elections The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 14 September 2022 12 The by-election took place after the African National Congress (ANC) representative, facing community pressure, resigned. With the victory, the Inkatha Freedom Party solidified its coalition hold on council.
Mayors
Cllr. Denny Moffatt, 2000 - 2006 (IFP) Cllr. Zakhele Mnqayi, 2006 - 2011 (ANC) Cllr. Elphas Mbatha, 2011 - 2015 (ANC) Cllr. Mduduzi Mhlongo, 2015 - 2021 (ANC) Cllr. Dr. Nkonzoyakhe Donda, 2021 - 2021 (IFP) Cllr. Xolani Ngwezi, 2021–present (IFP)
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