Emakhazeni Local Municipality (formerly Highlands Local Municipality) is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The seat of Emakhazeni Local Municipality is Emakhazeni.
Emakhazeni | |
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Local municipality | |
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![]() Location in Mpumalanga | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Nkangala |
Seat | Belfast |
Wards | 8 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Thomas Diphepheng Ngwenya |
Area | |
• Total | 4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 47,216 |
• Density | 10.0/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 87.2% |
• Coloured | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
• White | 10.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Swazi | 28.3% |
• Zulu | 21.8% |
• Southern Ndebele | 18.7% |
• Afrikaans | 10.7% |
• Other | 20.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | MP314 |
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Belfast | 80.0 | 4,564 | Afrikaans | |
Dullstroom | 30.4 | 558 | English | |
Emgwenya | 38.88 | 6,178 | Swazi | |
eNtokozweni | 33.17 | 8,835 | Swazi | |
Machadodorp | 25.61 | 106 | Swazi | |
Sakhelwe | 1.86 | 4,664 | Northern Sotho | |
Siyathuthuka | 3.33 | 12,159 | Zulu | |
Waterval Boven | 1.54 | 7 | Swazi | |
Remainder of the municipality | 4,576.32 | 10,146 | Southern Ndebele |
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 7,902 | 63.90 | 8 | 7,961 | 63.93 | 2 | 10 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,348 | 18.99 | 0 | 2,356 | 18.92 | 3 | 3 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,734 | 14.02 | 0 | 1,721 | 13.82 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 28 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2 other parties | 354 | 2.86 | 0 | 415 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 12,366 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,453 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
Valid votes | 12,366 | 98.56 | 12,453 | 98.62 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 181 | 1.44 | 174 | 1.38 | ||||
Total votes | 12,547 | 100.00 | 12,627 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 26,486 | 47.37 | 26,486 | 47.67 |
Municipalities of Mpumalanga | ||||||||
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List of municipalities in Mpumalanga |
Municipalities and communities of Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga | ||
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District seat: Middelburg | ||
Emalahleni | ![]() | |
Steve Tshwete | ||
Emakhazeni | ||
Thembisile |
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Dr JS Moroka | ||
Victor Khanye |