Emakhazeni Municipality (Swazi: Masipaladi wase Makhazeni; Zulu: UMasipala wase Makhazeni; Southern Ndebele: UMasipaladi weMakhazeni; Afrikaans: Emakhazeni Munisipaliteit) formerly Highlands Municipality, is a local municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat is Belfast (also known as eMakhazeni).
Emakhazeni | |
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.svg) Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Nkangala |
| Seat | Belfast |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thomas Diphepheng Ngwenya |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 47,216 |
| • Density | 10.0/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 87.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 10.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swazi | 28.3% |
| • Zulu | 21.8% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 18.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.7% |
| • Other | 20.5% |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP314 |
Main places
editThe 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | [1] | 80.0 | 4,564 | Afrikaans |
| Dullstroom | [2] | 30.4 | 558 | English |
| Emgwenya | [3] | 38.88 | 6,178 | Swazi |
| eNtokozweni | [4] | 33.17 | 8,835 | Swazi |
| Machadodorp | [5] | 25.61 | 106 | Swazi |
| Sakhelwe | [6] | 1.86 | 4,664 | Northern Sotho |
| Siyathuthuka | [7] | 3.33 | 12,159 | Zulu |
| Waterval Boven | [8] | 1.54 | 7 | Swazi |
| Remainder of the municipality | [9] | 4,576.32 | 10,146 | Southern Ndebele |
Politics
editThe municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 7,902 | 63.90 | 8 | 7,961 | 63.93 | 2 | 10 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,348 | 18.99 | 0 | 2,356 | 18.92 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,734 | 14.02 | 0 | 1,721 | 13.82 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 28 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 other parties | 354 | 2.86 | 0 | 415 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12,366 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,453 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
| Valid votes | 12,366 | 98.56 | 12,453 | 98.62 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 181 | 1.44 | 174 | 1.38 | ||||
| Total votes | 12,547 | 100.00 | 12,627 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,486 | 47.37 | 26,486 | 47.67 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Census 2011: Local Municipality: Emakhazeni".
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emakhazeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.