Nkomazi Local Municipality

Nkomazi Local Municipality, is a municipality of South Africa, located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga. Malalane is the seat of the municipality.

Nkomazi
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictEhlanzeni
SeatMalalane
Wards33
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorJohan Mkhatshwa (ANC)
Area
 • Total4,787 km2 (1,848 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total390,610
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African97.7%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White1.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Swazi88.5%
 • Tsonga6.8%
 • Afrikaans1.4%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP324

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Albertsnek817010.02108Swazi
Baberton8170212.281,814Swazi
Hectorspruit817032.97309Afrikaans
Hoyi8170457.1310,777Swazi
Inyoni817050.13748Tsonga
Kamhlushwa817060.612,078Swazi
Komatiepoort817075.521,443Afrikaans
Lugedlane81708123.7929,816Swazi
Malalane8170914.232,241Afrikaans
Marloth Park8171017.70469Afrikaans
Matsamo Part 181711392.15105,277Swazi
Matsamo Part 2817181.113,659Swazi
Mawewe81712238.6221,038Swazi
Mhlaba8171380.2717,376Swazi
Mlambo81714282.6229,372Swazi
Siboshwa81716160.5871,719Swazi
Strathmore Mine817174.26343Swazi
Remainder of the municipality817151,833.8735,837Swazi

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 83,22783,259166,48682.9332154
Economic Freedom Fighters 10,2259,94120,16610.0077
Democratic Alliance 5,7035,77411,4775.7044
Congress of the People 4753258000.4000
African People's Convention 1885197070.4000
Freedom Front Plus 2672355020.3000
African Christian Democratic Party 2122014130.2000
Pan Africanist Congress 1551052600.1000
Inkatha Freedom Party 01131130.1000
Total 100,452100,472200,924100.0333265
Spoilt votes 1,3251,2992,624

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nkomazi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Nkomazi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

Nkomazi municipality is home to giant processors of sugar cane the Selati Company and to various coal mines.The municipality has a gate to the country's biggest National park,The Kruger National Park.

Nkomazi Municipality serve as a link between Mozambique and South Africa at the Lebombo border.There are also multiple border posts between South Africa and Swaziland.

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