Sakhisizwe Local Municipality

Sakhisizwe
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°55′S 26°41′E / 30.917°S 26.683°E / -30.917; 26.683Coordinates: 30°55′S 26°41′E / 30.917°S 26.683°E / -30.917; 26.683
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Chris Hani
Seat Cala
Wards 9
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Mlamli Jentile
Area
  Total 2,355 km2 (909 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 63,582
  Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 97.7%
  Coloured 0.8%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 1.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Xhosa 92.2%
  English 2.7%
  Afrikaans 1.8%
  Sign language 1.2%
  Other 2.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC138

Sakhisizwe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Sakhisizwe is an isiXhosa name meaning "we are building the nation".[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fourteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 13,381 13,582 26,963 81.9 9 5 14
Congress of the People 1,340 1,313 2,653 8.1 0 1 1
Democratic Alliance 800 636 1,436 4.4 0 1 1
African People's Convention 443 417 860 2.6 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 389 434 823 2.5 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 57 53 110 0.3 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Movement 23 67 90 0.3 0 0 0
Total 16,433 16,502 32,935 100.0 9 8 17
Spoilt votes 355 287 642

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Sakhisizwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Sakhisizwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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