Kwa Sani
Former local municipality
Official seal of Kwa Sani
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala
SeatHimeville
Wards4
Government
[1]
 • 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)
[2]
 • Black African87.9%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White10.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu82.2%
 • English10.6%
 • Xhosa2.4%
 • Sotho1.6%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN432

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

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

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Batlokoa5480140.434,952
Himeville548028.331,037
Isiminza5480341.992,683
Nxamalala548052.25300
Underberg Part 15480619.932,054
Underberg Part 2548083.27298
Vergelegen Nature Reserve548070.546
Remainder of the municipality548041,062.853,976

Politics

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]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 2,6112,8005,41165.6415
Democratic Alliance 9969951,99124.2022
NFP 2051933984.8000
IFP 85951802.2000
Independent 180–1802.20–0
ACDP 2222440.5000
COPE 1825430.5000
Total 4,1174,1308,247100.0437
Spoilt votes 116105221

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  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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