Sakhisizwe Municipality () is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. is an isiXhosa word meaning "we are building the nation". South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Cala Part 1 2250123.1011,479 Cala Part 2 2251014.20280 Ehlatini 2250289.403,971 Elliot 2250328.6810,965 Engcobo 2250420.851,422 Eqolombeni 22505149.285,833 Masibambane 225060.444,123 Sidindi 2250812.14182 Xalanga 22509215.0111,546 Remainder of the municipality 225071,703.504,233
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links http://www.sakhisizwe.gov.za/