Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The town of Nkandla (seat of the municipality) is the home town of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.
Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is a Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g. the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni. The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their last resort for protection from their enemies. It was very difficult to fight the warriors who were hiding in the thick and dark forest (iNkandla eMahlathi Amnyama). Most of the Zulu heroes' graves are found at Nkandla, for example, Bambatha's grave is at Nsuze.
Main places
Census 2011
According to the first georeferenced 2011 census there are 142 places.
Census 2001
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Chube 5420131.603,056 Chwezi 5420255.246,097 Cube 5420370.124,417 Cunu 54204113.787,067 Ekukhanyeni 5420553.946,842 Emagidini 5420698.986,850 Godide 54207128.1712,676 Halambu 542086.90345 Isilokomane 542096.11487 Izigqoza 5421038.433,404 Izindlozi 542117.74826 Kahile 542126.06273 Khabela 5421393.657,167 Kwamkwaza 5421411.571,113 Magwaza 5421512.491,275 Mahlayizeni 5421658.395,310 Magidini 54217101.545,224 Mbhele/Amphuti 5421846.263,676 Mdimela 5421914.05606 Mhlathuze 542205.94391 Mpungose 54221109.667,608 Murasie 5422210.10874 Mthandanhle 5422312.541,044 Ndindini 5422410.56148 Ngono 54225203.078,096 Nkandla Part 1 54226210.9217,424 Nkandla Part 2 542373.972,783 Nkandla Part 3 5423844.6112 Nkonisa 5422710.77893 Nkweme 542288.20569 Ntuli 5422956.28804 Nxamalala 5423058.224,841 Uxutu 5423111.45926 Vumanhlamvu 542329.30643 Xulu 5423337.583,598 Zindunduzeli 5423410.66538 Zinkuzini 5423514.18489 Zondi 5423644.385,171
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election. Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 20,150 20,368 40,518 54.0 11 4 15 16,521 16,676 33,197 44.3 3 9 12 337 255 592 0.8 0 0 0 301 252 553 0.7 0 0 0 169 – 169 0.2 0 – 0 Total 37,478 37,551 75,029 100.0 14 13 27 Spoilt votes 533 506 1,039
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