Albert Luthuli Municipality (Swazi: Masipaladi iAlbert Luthuli; Zulu: UMasipala iAlbert Luthuli) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It was named after Albert Luthuli. Carolina is the seat of the municipality.
Albert Luthuli | |
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.svg) Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Seat | Carolina |
| Wards | 25 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Daniel Pitoli Nkosi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,559 km2 (2,146 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 186,010 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 1.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swazi | 57.0% |
| • Zulu | 34.8% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.6% |
| • Other | 4.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP301 |
Main places edit
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badplaas | 80102 | 0.86 | 276 | Swazi, Afrikaans |
| Bhevula | 80103 | 11.91 | 4,092 | Swazi |
| Carolina | 80104 | 18.69 | 2,952 | Afrikaans, Zulu |
| Diepgezet | 80105 | 4.89 | 229 | Swazi |
| Duma | 80106 | 28.80 | 1,760 | Zulu |
| Eerstehoek | 80107 | 638.65 | 41,780 | Zulu |
| Ekulundeni | 80108 | 1.49 | 4,490 | Swazi |
| Embhuleni | 80109 | 63.37 | 45,249 | Swazi |
| Emfumbeni | 80110 | 24.29 | 1,314 | Zulu |
| Emjindini | 80111 | 12.41 | 1,202 | Swazi |
| Empuluzi | 80112 | 0.28 | 3 | Swazi |
| Enikakuyengwa | 80113 | 73.34 | 9,235 | Swazi |
| Lukwatini | 80114 | 4.86 | 5,181 | Swazi |
| Mandlamakhulu | 80115 | 17.87 | 1,067 | Swazi |
| Mpisikazi | 80116 | 49.57 | 19,415 | Zulu |
| Mpuluzi | 80117 | 7.84 | 11,855 | Zulu |
| Ndlela | 80118 | 14.56 | 3,012 | Swazi |
| Sandleni | 80119 | 27.06 | 544 | Zulu |
| Silobela | 80120 | 1.97 | 9,167 | Zulu |
| Steynsdorp | 80121 | 1.14 | 585 | Swazi |
| Tshabalala | 80122 | 2.32 | 3,296 | Zulu |
| Remainder of the municipality | 80101 | 4,566.75 | 21,242 | Swazi |
Politics edit
The municipal council consists of forty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-five wards, while the remaining twenty-four are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-nine seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 29,852 | 75.08 | 25 | 30,472 | 77.04 | 13 | 38 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,550 | 16.47 | 0 | 6,616 | 16.73 | 8 | 8 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,030 | 2.59 | 0 | 1,098 | 2.78 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,103 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 530 | 1.33 | 0 | 573 | 1.45 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 274 | 0.69 | 0 | 274 | 0.69 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 other parties | 421 | 1.06 | 0 | 520 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39,760 | 100.00 | 25 | 39,553 | 100.00 | 24 | 49 | |
| Valid votes | 39,760 | 98.09 | 39,553 | 98.05 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 776 | 1.91 | 788 | 1.95 | ||||
| Total votes | 40,536 | 100.00 | 40,341 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 92,803 | 43.68 | 92,803 | 43.47 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Albert Luthuli" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Albert Luthuli" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.