Kwa Sani Local Municipality

Kwa Sani Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Harry Gwala of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Kwa Sani
Official seal of Kwa Sani
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala
SeatHimeville
Wards4
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThulani Khuluse
Area
 • Total1,852 km2 (715 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total12,898
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African87.9%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White10.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu82.2%
 • English10.6%
 • Xhosa2.4%
 • Sotho1.6%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN432

Kwa Sani is an isiZulu name. "Kwa" means "at" and "Sani" means "San people". The name was chosen because it was easy to pronounce for overseas visitors to the World Heritage Site of uKhahlamba.[3]

After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with Ingwe Local Municipality into the new Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Batlokoa 54801 40.43 4,952
Himeville 54802 8.33 1,037
Isiminza 54803 41.99 2,683
Nxamalala 54805 2.25 300
Underberg Part 1 54806 19.93 2,054
Underberg Part 2 54808 3.27 298
Vergelegen Nature Reserve 54807 0.54 6
Remainder of the municipality 54804 1,062.85 3,976

Politics

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The municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 2,611 2,800 5,411 65.6 4 1 5
DA 996 995 1,991 24.2 0 2 2
NFP 205 193 398 4.8 0 0 0
IFP 85 95 180 2.2 0 0 0
Independent 180 180 2.2 0 0
ACDP 22 22 44 0.5 0 0 0
COPE 18 25 43 0.5 0 0 0
Total 4,117 4,130 8,247 100.0 4 3 7
Spoilt votes 116 105 221

References

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  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. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kwa Sani" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Kwa Sani" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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