Msinga Local Municipality

Msinga
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMzinyathi
Seat Tugela Ferry
Wards 19
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Felinkosi Joshua Sikhakhane (IFP)
Area
 • Total 2,501 km2 (966 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 177,577
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.6%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 96.1%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.3%
 • Other 2.6%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN244

Msinga Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Umzinyathi District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The name means a current in the sea where air movement causes ripples on top of the water surface and ends up influencing the nearby climatic conditions through its breeze.[4]

Msinga is largely located in deep gorges of the Tugela and Buffalo Rivers, isolated from the immediate surrounding municipal areas.[5] The population dynamics result in a growing rural area and a declining urban area in Msinga, contrary to most other areas in the country.[5] This can be attributed to the fact that the urban areas of Msinga are very small and are unable to provide the normal range of goods and services provided in urban areas.[5]

Msinga is a poverty stricken area with few economic resources and little economic activity. Social services and private households generate 29% of the income for the area.[5]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Baso 5220185.549,655
Bomvu 52202371.7530,307
Chunu 52203367.3541,560
Gwazumlungu Nlovu 522049.63753
Khanyile 522059.75108
Majozi 5220610.801,099
Mawuzini 522075.49457
Mthembu 52209151.8019,160
Mtungwa 522104.021,756
Ngome 522113.901,772
Ngubane 5221293.455,849
Othame 522138.931,135
Pomeroy 522147.01998
Qamu 52215628.9050,867
Qizi Mtshshali 522166.07694
Remainder of the municipality 52208737.601,850

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of twenty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
Inkatha Freedom Party 28,210 27,958 56,168 55.8 17 4 21
African National Congress 15,952 16,516 32,468 32.3 2 10 12
National Freedom Party 5,060 5,136 10,196 10.1 0 4 4
Democratic Alliance 715 484 1,199 1.2 0 0 0
Congress of the People 418 221 639 0.6 0 0 0
Total 50,355 50,315 100,670 100.0 19 18 37
Spoilt votes 844 977 1,821

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. 1 2 3 4 KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Msinga Municipality
  6. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Msinga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Msinga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

Coordinates: 28°44′46″S 30°27′09″E / 28.74611°S 30.45250°E / -28.74611; 30.45250

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