Dannhauser Municipality () is a local municipality within the Amajuba District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after Renier Dannhauser, a German settler who in 1872 purchased four farms in the area from the Natal Government. South African Languages - Place names The major economic sectors are agriculture and mining. Mining, however, is undergoing a movement away from large scale operations to smaller operations.KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Dannhauser Municipality
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Dannhauser 5260717.724,903 Durnacol 5260219.491,598 Ekudabuleni 526030.30565 Gule 5260450.478,451 Hattingspruit 526052.67476 Hlubi 52606360.5979,377 Remainder of the municipality 526011,064.457,397
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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) lost its majority, winning a plurality of nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links http://www.dannhauser.gov.za/