Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E / 31.567°S 29.400°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Seat | Bizana |
| Wards | 32 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Daniswa Mafumbatha (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Simphiwe Magini (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Makhosandile Mpetshwa (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,417 km2 (933 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 281,905 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 93.8% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Zulu | 1.5% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC443 |
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), formerly Mbizana Municipality,[3] is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is named after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist and wife of President Nelson Mandela.
It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amadiba | 23001 | 433.70 | 28,421 | Xhosa |
| Amandela | 23002 | 8.78 | 2,297 | Xhosa |
| Amandengane | 23003 | 46.81 | 3,583 | Xhosa |
| Amangutyana | 23004 | 286.10 | 35,871 | Xhosa |
| Amantshangase | 23005 | 108.38 | 7,104 | Xhosa |
| Amapisi | 23006 | 122.89 | 9,909 | Xhosa |
| Bala | 23007 | 18.03 | 3,935 | Xhosa |
| Bizana | 23008 | 23.96 | 4,110 | Xhosa |
| Imizizi | 23009 | 541.81 | 67,728 | Xhosa |
| Ntlenzi | 23010 | 360.60 | 31,706 | Xhosa |
| Ntshamate | 23011 | 15.02 | 3,706 | Xhosa |
| Isikelo | 23012 | 345.75 | 41,453 | Xhosa |
| Xesibe | 23013 | 100.00 | 5,594 | Xhosa |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 forty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 45,160 | 73.74 | 32 | 45,302 | 74.42 | 16 | 48 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 4,227 | 6.90 | 0 | 4,239 | 6.96 | 5 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,082 | 6.66 | 0 | 4,300 | 7.06 | 4 | 4 | |
| Socialist Party of South Africa | 1,470 | 2.40 | 0 | 1,463 | 2.40 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,070 | 1.75 | 0 | 1,125 | 1.85 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,111 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Academic Congress Union | 980 | 1.60 | 0 | 988 | 1.62 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 760 | 1.24 | 0 | 882 | 1.45 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 86 | 0.14 | 0 | 1,166 | 1.92 | 1 | 1 | |
| Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | 526 | 0.86 | 0 | 502 | 0.82 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 471 | 0.77 | 0 | 457 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Batho Pele Movement | 243 | 0.40 | 0 | 229 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 60 | 0.10 | 0 | 219 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 61,246 | 100.00 | 32 | 60,872 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 | |
| Valid votes | 61,246 | 98.27 | 60,872 | 97.94 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,077 | 1.73 | 1,280 | 2.06 | ||||
| Total votes | 62,323 | 100.00 | 62,152 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 133,323 | 46.75 | 133,323 | 46.62 | ||||
Births
Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of:
- Oliver Tambo (1917–1993), born in the village of Nkantolo, South African anti-apartheid politician
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936-2018), born in the village of Mbhongweni, South African ANC Women's League leader
- Babalo Madikizela, born in the village of Mbhongweni, South African politician & MEC.
Logo's
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 - 2020 | 2021–present |
Touristic attractions
- Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
- Mbizana Nature Reserve
- OR Tambo Cultural Village
- OR Tambo Monument
- Wild Coast Sun Resort
- Umtentu sanctuary
Fauna and flora
- Ficus bizanae is a Southern African indigenous tree.
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Dayimani, Malibongwe. "Mbizana Local Municipality renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality". News24. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ "MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF" (PDF). National Treasury. 10 December 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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