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. South African Languages - Place names
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:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Batlokoa 5480140.434,952 Himeville 548028.331,037 Isiminza 5480341.992,683 Nxamalala 548052.25300 Underberg Part 1 5480619.932,054 Underberg Part 2 548083.27298 Vergelegen Nature Reserve 548070.546 Remainder of the municipality 548041,062.853,976
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. Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 2,611 2,800 5,411 65.6 4 1 5 996 995 1,991 24.2 0 2 2 205 193 398 4.8 0 0 0 85 95 180 2.2 0 0 0 180 – 180 2.2 0 – 0 22 22 44 0.5 0 0 0 18 25 43 0.5 0 0 0 Total 4,117 4,130 8,247 100.0 4 3 7 Spoilt votes 116 105 221
References
External links http://www.kwasani.co.za/