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'''Ezingoleni Local Municipality''' is an administrative area in the [[Ugu District Municipality|Ugu District]] of [[KwaZulu-Natal]] in [[South Africa]].
'''Ezinqoleni Local Municipality''' was an administrative area in the [[Ugu District Municipality|Ugu District]] of [[KwaZulu-Natal]] in [[South Africa]].


Ezinqoleni is an [[Zulu language|isiZulu]] name word meaning "at the wagons". Traffic in the early days was by wagon drawn by donkeys and post carts drawn by mules.<ref>[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names]</ref>
Ezinqoleni is an [[Zulu language|isiZulu]] name word meaning "at the wagons". Traffic in the early days was by wagon drawn by donkeys and post carts drawn by mules.<ref>[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names]</ref>


There is an acute shortage of basic services and facilities, housing, and employment.<ref name="kzn-top">[http://www.kzntopbusiness.co.za/site/ezinqoleni KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Ezinqoleni Municipality]</ref>
There is an acute shortage of basic services and facilities, housing, and employment.<ref name="kzn-top">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kzntopbusiness.co.za/site/ezinqoleni |title=KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Ezinqoleni Municipality |access-date=2010-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112232755/http://www.kzntopbusiness.co.za/site/ezinqoleni |archive-date=2010-11-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After [[South African municipal elections, 2016|municipal elections]] on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger [[Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality]].


==Main places==
==Main places==
The [[South African National Census of 2001|2001 census]] divided the municipality into the following [[Populated place|main places]]:<ref>[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]</ref>
The [[South African National Census of 2001|2001 census]] divided the municipality into the following [[Populated place|main places]]:<ref>[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Place !! Code !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)!! Population
! Place !! Code !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)!! Population
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|-
| ''Remainder of the municipality'' || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/50501 50501]||309.46||3,386
| ''Remainder of the municipality'' || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/50501 50501]||309.46||3,386
|}

== Politics ==
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by [[mixed-member proportional representation]]. Six councillors are elected by [[first-past-the-post voting]] in six [[ward (South Africa)|wards]], while the remaining five are chosen from [[party list]]s so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the [[South African municipal election, 2011|election of 18 May 2011]] the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/197/Detailed%20Results/KN/KZN215.pdf |title=Results Summary – All Ballots: Ezinqoleni |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/197/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/KN/KZN215.pdf |title=Seat Calculation Detail: Ezinqoleni |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:right"
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party !!colspan="4" align="center"| Votes !!colspan="3" align="center"| Seats
|-
! Ward !! List !! Total !! % !! Ward !! List !! Total
|-
| {{Party name with colour |African National Congress}}
| 9,733 || 10,185 || 19,918 || 67.3 || 6 || 2 || 8
|-
| {{Party name with colour |National Freedom Party}}
| 2,691 || 2,250 || 4,941 || 16.7 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| {{Party name with colour |Inkatha Freedom Party}}
| 1,907 || 1,865 || 3,772 || 12.8 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| {{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 209 || 233 || 442 || 1.5 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour |Congress of the People (South African political party)}}
| 162 || 130 || 292 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour |African Christian Democratic Party}}
| 85 || 132 || 217 || 0.7 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| '''Total'''
| '''14,787''' || '''14,795''' || '''29,582''' || '''100.0''' || '''6''' || '''5''' || '''11'''
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes
| 347 || 362 || 709
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://ezinqoleni.gov.za/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120605023716/http://www.ezinqoleni.gov.za/ Official website]


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[[Category:Local Municipalities of Ugu]]
[[Category:KwaZulu-Natal South Coast]]
[[Category:Former local municipalities of South Africa]]
[[Category:Local municipalities of the Ugu District Municipality]]

Latest revision as of 18:27, 15 January 2022

Ezinqoleni
Former local municipality
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
SeatIzingolweni
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMakhosezwe Amon Mpisi
Area
 • Total
648 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
52,540
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African98.7%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu95.2%
 • Xhosa1.7%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN215

Ezinqoleni Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Ezinqoleni is an isiZulu name word meaning "at the wagons". Traffic in the early days was by wagon drawn by donkeys and post carts drawn by mules.[3]

There is an acute shortage of basic services and facilities, housing, and employment.[4]

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality.

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Mthimude 50502 120.25 14,661
Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve 50503 9.59 0
Qinisela Manyuswa 50504 121.97 9,622
Vuxuzithathe 50505 84.87 26,757
Remainder of the municipality 50501 309.46 3,386

Politics

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The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 9,733 10,185 19,918 67.3 6 2 8
NFP 2,691 2,250 4,941 16.7 0 2 2
IFP 1,907 1,865 3,772 12.8 0 1 1
DA 209 233 442 1.5 0 0 0
COPE 162 130 292 1.0 0 0 0
ACDP 85 132 217 0.7 0 0 0
Total 14,787 14,795 29,582 100.0 6 5 11
Spoilt votes 347 362 709

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. ^ "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Ezinqoleni Municipality". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ezinqoleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ezinqoleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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