Emakhazeni
Local municipality
Official seal of Emakhazeni
Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictNkangala
SeatBelfast
Wards8
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThomas Diphepheng Ngwenya
Area
 • Total4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total47,216
 • Density10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African87.2%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White10.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Swazi28.3%
 • Zulu21.8%
 • Southern Ndebele18.7%
 • Afrikaans10.7%
 • Other20.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP314

Emakhazeni Municipality (Swazi: Masipaladi wase Makhazeni; Zulu: UMasipala wase Makhazeni; Southern Ndebele: UMasipaladi weMakhazeni; Afrikaans: Emakhazeni Munisipaliteit) formerly Highlands Municipality, is a local municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat is Belfast (also known as eMakhazeni).

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Belfast [1] 80.0 4,564 Afrikaans
Dullstroom [2] 30.4 558 English
Emgwenya [3] 38.88 6,178 Swazi
eNtokozweni [4] 33.17 8,835 Swazi
Machadodorp [5] 25.61 106 Swazi
Sakhelwe [6] 1.86 4,664 Northern Sotho
Siyathuthuka [7] 3.33 12,159 Zulu
Waterval Boven [8] 1.54 7 Swazi
Remainder of the municipality [9] 4,576.32 10,146 Southern Ndebele

Politics

Main article: Emakhazeni Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,90263.9087,96163.93210
Economic Freedom Fighters2,34818.9902,35618.9233
Democratic Alliance1,73414.0201,72113.8222
Independent candidates280.2300
2 other parties3542.8604153.3300
Total12,366100.00812,453100.00715
Valid votes12,36698.5612,45398.62
Invalid/blank votes1811.441741.38
Total votes12,547100.0012,627100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,48647.3726,48647.67

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Census 2011: Local Municipality: Emakhazeni".
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emakhazeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

External links

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Municipalities of Mpumalanga
Municipalities and communities of Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga
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