Emakhazeni Local Municipality

Emakhazeni Local Municipality (formerly Highlands Local Municipality) is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The seat of Emakhazeni Local Municipality is Emakhazeni.

Emakhazeni
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictNkangala
SeatBelfast
Wards8
Government
 • 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)
 • Black African87.2%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White10.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Swazi28.3%
 • Zulu21.8%
 • Southern Ndebele18.7%
 • Afrikaans10.7%
 • Other20.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP314

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Emakhazeni8110167.632,425Afrikaans
Dullstroom8110248.10600English
eMgwenya811031.023,785Swazi
Emthonjeni811041.174,112Swazi
Machadodorp8110636.771,465Afrikaans
Sakhelwe811070.762,920Northern Sotho
Siyathuthuka811081.717,485Zulu
Waterval Boven811091.991,908Swazi
Remainder of the municipality811054,576.3218,291Southern Ndebele

Politics

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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.

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

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 10,41210,43220,84469.78311
Democratic Alliance 2,6092,6635,27217.6033
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,3661,4012,7679.3011
Freedom Front Plus 3603777372.5000
Ubuntu Party 80781580.5000
Independent 115–1150.40–0
Total 14,94214,95129,893100.08715
Spoilt votes 161155316

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: Emakhazeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Emakhazeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

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