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. South African Languages - Place names
There is an acute shortage of basic services and facilities, housing, and employment.
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Ray Nkonyeni 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 Mthimude 50502120.2514,661 Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve 505039.590 Qinisela Manyuswa 50504121.979,622 Vuxuzithathe 5050584.8726,757 Remainder of the municipality 50501309.463,386
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 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. Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 9,733 10,185 19,918 67.3 6 2 8 2,691 2,250 4,941 16.7 0 2 2 1,907 1,865 3,772 12.8 0 1 1 209 233 442 1.5 0 0 0 162 130 292 1.0 0 0 0 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
External links Official website