Kwa Sani Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Harry Gwala of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Kwa Sani | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Harry Gwala |
| Seat | Himeville |
| Wards | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thulani Khuluse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,852 km2 (715 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,898 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 87.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 10.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 82.2% |
| • English | 10.6% |
| • Xhosa | 2.4% |
| • Sotho | 1.6% |
| • Other | 3.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN432 |
Kwa Sani is an isiZulu name. "Kwa" means "at" and "Sani" means "San people". The name was chosen because it was easy to pronounce for overseas visitors to the World Heritage Site of uKhahlamba.[3]
After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with Ingwe Local Municipality into the new Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality.
Main places
editThe 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batlokoa | 54801 | 40.43 | 4,952 |
| Himeville | 54802 | 8.33 | 1,037 |
| Isiminza | 54803 | 41.99 | 2,683 |
| Nxamalala | 54805 | 2.25 | 300 |
| Underberg Part 1 | 54806 | 19.93 | 2,054 |
| Underberg Part 2 | 54808 | 3.27 | 298 |
| Vergelegen Nature Reserve | 54807 | 0.54 | 6 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 54804 | 1,062.85 | 3,976 |
Politics
editThe municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 2,611 | 2,800 | 5,411 | 65.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| DA | 996 | 995 | 1,991 | 24.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| NFP | 205 | 193 | 398 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IFP | 85 | 95 | 180 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 180 | – | 180 | 2.2 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| ACDP | 22 | 22 | 44 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| COPE | 18 | 25 | 43 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,117 | 4,130 | 8,247 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 116 | 105 | 221 | |||||
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.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kwa Sani" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Kwa Sani" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.