Ndlambe Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Its capital is Port Alfred. It is a predominantly rural area with agriculture and tourism dominating the economy.Valley of Hope, retrieved 15 September 2008.
It encompasses the towns of Kenton-on-Sea, Boknesstrand, Bathurst, Boesmansriviermond, Alexandria, and Cannon Rocks.Department of Home Affairs website, retrieved 15 September 2008.
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Alexandria 205013.843,087Afrikaans Bathurst 205028.45600English Boknesstrand 205031.09216Afrikaans Cannon Rocks 205041.79209English Ekuphumleni 205051.103,619Xhosa Kasuka 205061.1796Xhosa Kenton-on-Sea 205077.455,266Xhosa Kleinemonde 205085.7418Xhosa Kwanonqubela 205090.814,626Xhosa Nkwenkwezi 205113.3514,673Xhosa Nolukhanyo 205121.224,961Xhosa Port Alfred 2051319.026,287English Remainder of the municipality 205101,945.7911,833Xhosa
Corruption and financial mismanagement The municipality is one of the few in the Eastern Cape not to have been flagged for audit irregularities. However, the Hawks are investigating allegations of corruption, and the municipality has been flagged by the Public Protector for poor service delivery, including unfixed potholes, unusable toilets, and braai areas in poor condition, with the municipality claiming to have insufficient funds. In December 2023, the council awarded a R700,000 contract for a one-day music festival, with the local residents association expressing shock at the expense.
References
External links Official website