Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The town of Nkandla (seat of the municipality) is the home town of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.

Nkandla
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°40′S 31°0′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	King Cetshwayo
Seat	Nkandla
Wards	14
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Thami Ntuli
Area
• Total	1,828 km2 (706 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	114,416
• Density	62.59/km2 (162.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.6%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Zulu	95.7%
• Southern Ndebele	1.3%
• English	1.3%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN286

Road in Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is a Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g. the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni. The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their last resort for protection from their enemies. It was very difficult to fight the warriors who were hiding in the thick and dark forest (iNkandla eMahlathi Amnyama). Most of the Zulu heroes' graves are found at Nkandla, for example, Bambatha's grave is at Nsuze.^[3]

Main places

Census 2011

According to the first georeferenced 2011 census there are 142 places.^[4]

Census 2001

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population
Chube	54201	31.60	3,056
Chwezi	54202	55.24	6,097
Cube	54203	70.12	4,417
Cunu	54204	113.78	7,067
Ekukhanyeni	54205	53.94	6,842
Emagidini	54206	98.98	6,850
Godide	54207	128.17	12,676
Halambu	54208	6.90	345
Isilokomane	54209	6.11	487
Izigqoza	54210	38.43	3,404
Izindlozi	54211	7.74	826
Kahile	54212	6.06	273
Khabela	54213	93.65	7,167
Kwamkwaza	54214	11.57	1,113
Magwaza	54215	12.49	1,275
Mahlayizeni	54216	58.39	5,310
Magidini	54217	101.54	5,224
Mbhele/Amphuti	54218	46.26	3,676
Mdimela	54219	14.05	606
Mhlathuze	54220	5.94	391
Mpungose	54221	109.66	7,608
Murasie	54222	10.10	874
Mthandanhle	54223	12.54	1,044
Ndindini	54224	10.56	148
Ngono	54225	203.07	8,096
Nkandla Part 1	54226	210.92	17,424
Nkandla Part 2	54237	3.97	2,783
Nkandla Part 3	54238	44.61	12
Nkonisa	54227	10.77	893
Nkweme	54228	8.20	569
Ntuli	54229	56.28	804
Nxamalala	54230	58.22	4,841
Uxutu	54231	11.45	926
Vumanhlamvu	54232	9.30	643
Xulu	54233	37.58	3,598
Zindunduzeli	54234	10.66	538
Zinkuzini	54235	14.18	489
Zondi	54236	44.38	5,171

Politics

Main article: Nkandla Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.^[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	IFP	20,150	20,368	40,518	54.0	11	4	15
	ANC	16,521	16,676	33,197	44.3	3	9	12
	EFF	337	255	592	0.8	0	0	0
	DA	301	252	553	0.7	0	0	0
	Independent	169	–	169	0.2	0	–	0
Total		37,478	37,551	75,029	100.0	14	13	27
Spoilt votes		533	506	1,039