Jozini Local Municipality
Jozini | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMkhanyakude |
| Seat | Jozini |
| Wards | 23 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mfananaye Mathe (IFP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,442 km2 (1,329 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 186,502 |
| • Density | 54.18/km2 (140.3/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 95.1% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN272 |
Jozini Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Jozini) is a local municipality within the Umkhanyakude District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Significant portions of the municipality have been neglected in terms of economic development. There is a great disparity between the level of service and infrastructure provision between settlement nodes, such as the towns of Mkuze and Jozini, and the surrounding rural areas. Most of the rural area is associated with a lack of development, poverty and poor service provision.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingwavuma | 53301 | 1.72 | 1,089 |
| Jozini | 53312 | 0.45 | 543 |
| Manukuza/Jobe | 53303 | 280.65 | 18,277 |
| Mathenjwa | 53304 | 435.13 | 26,332 |
| Mkuze | 53305 | 1.04 | 1,834 |
| Mngomezulu | 53306 | 277.82 | 18,676 |
| Myeni/Ngwenya | 53307 | 138.34 | 10,146 |
| Myeni/Ntsinde | 53308 | 172.91 | 16,524 |
| Ndumu Game Reserve | 53309 | 110.43 | 72 |
| Nyawo | 53310 | 909.85 | 68,148 |
| Sqakatha | 53311 | 238.22 | 19,818 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 53302 | 523.02 | 2,628 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of 49 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 election of 4 November 2026 no party obtained a majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) received the most seats with eighteen.
The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 24,281 | 34.88 | 8 | 24,650 | 35.62 | 10 | 18 | |
| uMkhonto weSizwe Party | 19,999 | 28.73 | 11 | 20,349 | 29.41 | 4 | 15 | |
| African National Congress | 18,334 | 26.34 | 6 | 18,088 | 26.14 | 7 | 13 | |
| Jozini Congress | 3,266 | 4.69 | 0 | 3,110 | 4.49 | 2 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,278 | 1.84 | 0 | 1,176 | 1.70 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,078 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 other parties | 1,376 | 1.98 | 0 | 1,825 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 69,612 | 100.00 | 25 | 69,198 | 100.00 | 24 | 49 | |
| Valid votes | 69,612 | 98.82 | 69,198 | 98.70 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 833 | 1.18 | 911 | 1.30 | ||||
| Total votes | 70,445 | 100.00 | 70,109 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 121,222 | 58.11 | 121,222 | 57.84 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business | Jozini Municipality". www.kzntopbusiness.co.za.
- ↑ "Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa".
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2026 — Jozini Local Municipality". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
External links
- Jozini Municipality - Jozini Municipality Home Page Archived 2011-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
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