Johannes Phumani Phungula Municipality (; formerly Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality) is a local municipality within the Harry Gwala District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It was renamed in May 2025 after ANC struggle veteran Johannes Phungula. The previous name, , is an isiZulu word meaning "the beauty of the land", derived from Alan Paton's novel, Cry, The Beloved Country. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Amakhuze 5510140.534,726 Dlamini/Vusathina Mazulu 5510219.133,532 Dunge 5510347.702,666 Ikhwezi/Lokusa 5510448.5612,316 Ixopo 551056.248,434 Izimpethu Endlovu 5510610.23751 Mjoli/Mawushe(Sizwe Hlanganani) 5510772.4712,580 Nyuswa 5510833.784,063 Shiyabanye/Nhlangwini 5510985.9611,476 Ukuthula 5511120.0410,208 Vukani 5511255.929,804 Vumakwenza/Sangcwaba 5511394.134,524 Remainder of the municipality 551101,091.7816,873
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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links http://www.ubuhlebezwe.gov.za/