Nkomazi Local Municipality

Nkomazi Municipality (Swazi: Masipaladi wase Nkomazi) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Malalane is the seat of the municipality.

Nkomazi
Local municipality
Official seal of Nkomazi
Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictEhlanzeni
SeatMalalane
Wards33
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorPhindile Magagula (ANC)
Area
 • Total4,787 km2 (1,848 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total390,610
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African97.7%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White1.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Swazi88.5%
 • Tsonga6.8%
 • Afrikaans1.4%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP324

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Albertsnek817010.02108Swazi
Barberton8170212.281,814Swazi
Hectorspruit817032.97309Afrikaans
Hoyi8170457.1310,777Swazi
Inyoni817050.13748Tsonga
Kamhlushwa817060.612,078Swazi
Komatipoort817075.521,443Afrikaans
Lugedlane81708123.7929,816Swazi
Malalane8170914.232,241Afrikaans
Marloth Park8171017.70469Afrikaans
Matsamo Part 181711392.15105,277Swazi
Matsamo Part 2817181.113,659Swazi
Mawewe81712238.6221,038Swazi
Mhlaba8171380.2717,376Swazi
Mlambo81714282.6229,372Swazi
Siboshwa81716160.5871,719Swazi
Strathmore Mine817174.26343Swazi
Remainder of the municipality817151,833.8735,837Swazi

Politics
Main article: Nkomazi Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 fifty seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress53,50269.613358,12175.891750
Economic Freedom Fighters9,23612.02011,08514.4799
Democratic Alliance4,1915.4504,2835.5944
Independent candidates7,5049.7600
African Transformation Movement7240.9407731.0111
Freedom Front Plus6300.8206820.8911
8 other parties1,0691.3901,6402.1400
Total76,856100.003376,584100.003265
Valid votes76,85698.2376,58498.02
Invalid/blank votes1,3881.771,5501.98
Total votes78,244100.0078,134100.00
Registered voters/turnout172,78345.28172,78345.22

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. A number of ANC councillors were expelled by the party after working with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to elect Johan Mkhatshwa, former mayor and the top-ranked ANC candidate on the proportional list, elected as mayor. The ANC candidates won both available seats in the August by-elections, although the party received less than 50% of the votes in ward 10.[5][6] The EFF won the October by-election in ward 11, its first ward win in the province.[7]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
31 August 202210 African National Congress African National Congress
31 August 202213 African National Congress African National Congress
19 October 202211 African National Congress Economic Freedom Fighters

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nkomazi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa".
  6. Sussman, Wayne (1 September 2022). "AUGUST BY-ELECTIONS: EFF edges closer but ANC retains seat in tricky Mpumalanga test". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. Sussman, Wayne (20 October 2022). "OCTOBER BY-ELECTION: EFF stuns ANC in Nkomazi with landslide victory and first win in Mpumalanga to date". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

Nkomazi municipality is home to giant processors of sugar cane the Selati Company and to various coal mines.The municipality has a gate to the country's biggest National park, The Kruger National Park.

Nkomazi Municipality serve as a link between Mozambique and South Africa at the Lebombo border.There are also multiple border posts between South Africa and Swaziland.

25°40′S 31°40′E


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