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Local municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Makana Local municipality Seal Location in the Eastern Cape Country South Africa Province Eastern Cape District Sarah Baartman Seat Makhanda Wards 14 Government [1] • Type Municipal council • Mayor Yandiswa Vara (ANC) • Speaker Mthuthuzeli Matyumza • Chief Whip Vacant Area • Total 4,376 km2 (1,690 sq mi) Population (2022)[2] • Total 97,815 • Density 22.35/km2 (57.89/sq mi) Racial makeup (2022) [2] • African 69.8% • Coloured 12.5% • Indian/Asian 0.9% • White 11.3% First languages (2011) [3] • Xhosa 71.5% • Afrikaans 14.8% • English 10.5% • Other 3.2% Time zone UTC+2 (SAST) Municipal code EC104

**Makana Municipality** ([Xhosa](/source/Xhosa_language): *uMasipala wase Makana*; [Afrikaans](/source/Afrikaans_language): *Makana Munisipaliteit*) is a [local municipality](/source/Local_municipality_(South_Africa)) which governs the town of [Makhanda](/source/Makhanda%2C_Eastern_Cape) and surrounding areas in the [Eastern Cape](/source/Eastern_Cape) province of [South Africa](/source/South_Africa). It forms part of the [Sarah Baartman District Municipality](/source/Sarah_Baartman_District_Municipality). The municipality is named after a [Xhosa](/source/Xhosa_people) prophet and leader, [Makana](/source/Makana_(prophet)).[4]

## Main places

The [2011 census](/source/South_African_National_Census_of_2011) divided the municipality into the following [main places](/source/Populated_place):[5]

Place Code Population Area (km2) Most spoken language Alicedale 264005 1,932 3.9 Afrikaans Makhanda 264004 50,217 62.7 Xhosa KwaNonzwakazi 264006 1,940 0.8 Xhosa Rhini 264003 17,047 2.4 Xhosa Riebeek East 264001 753 22.5 Xhosa Sidbury 264007 115 7.9 Xhosa Non-urban areas 264002 8,386 4,275.5 Xhosa Total 80,390 4,375.6 Xhosa

## Politics

Main article: [Makana Local Municipality elections](/source/Makana_Local_Municipality_elections)

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by [mixed-member proportional representation](/source/Mixed-member_proportional_representation). Fourteen councillors are elected by [first-past-the-post voting](/source/First-past-the-post_voting) in fourteen [wards](/source/Ward_(South_Africa)), while the remaining thirteen are chosen from [party lists](/source/Party_list) so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the [election of 1 November 2021](/source/2021_South_African_municipal_elections) the [African National Congress](/source/African_National_Congress) (ANC) won a majority of fourteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6]

Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 9,341 49.53 11 9,333 51.82 3 14 Makana Citizens Front 3,277 17.38 0 3,396 18.86 5 5 Democratic Alliance 3,127 16.58 2 3,182 17.67 3 5 Economic Freedom Fighters 1,130 5.99 0 1,050 5.83 2 2 Independent candidates 1,099 5.83 1 1 Makana Independent New Deal 330 1.75 0 371 2.06 0 0 Patriotic Alliance 184 0.98 0 222 1.23 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 142 0.75 0 172 0.95 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 135 0.72 0 136 0.76 0 0 African Transformation Movement 95 0.50 0 149 0.83 0 0 Total 18,860 100.00 14 18,011 100.00 13 27 Valid votes 18,860 98.13 18,011 96.09 Invalid/blank votes 360 1.87 732 3.91 Total votes 19,220 100.00 18,743 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 43,664 44.02 43,664 42.93

## Friendship Co-operation Agreement

In February 2011, Makana Municipality entered into a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" with [Raseborg Municipality](/source/Raseborg) in [Finland](/source/Finland). The project, which is to last three years, seeks to facilitate information sharing in the fields of economic development, arts & culture, women development, youth development, and education.[7][8]

## Provincial Administration

On 28 August 2014 the Municipality was placed under [administration](/source/Administration_(law)) in response to financial and infrastructural crises.[9] The interim administration order, made in terms of section 139(1)(b) of the [South African Constitution](/source/Constitution_of_South_Africa#Chapter_7:_Local_Government), is expected to be reviewed after three months.[10] Shortly after the administration order was announced, news of a damning forensic report — the Kabuso report — naming several municipal officials purported to be involved in financial impropriety was made public.[11]

### Dissolution

In 2014 the city council was placed under administration by the courts for three months. This was due to its financial instability and inability to provide basic services.[12] This intervention was not successful[12] and on 14 January 2020, the [Eastern Cape High Court](/source/Eastern_Cape_High_Court) dissolved the municipal council. The municipality will subsequently head to fresh elections.[13][14] The Makhanda High Court made legal history by ordering the Makana Municipal Council to be dissolved.[12] The court ruled that its ongoing failure to provide services to the residents of Makhanda was unconstitutional.

Residents of Makhanda have widely welcomed a high court ruling that the Makana Municipal Council must be dissolved over its unconstitutional failure to provide services. It was the first such order by a court in South Africa. “This judgment sparks hope. We couldn’t live like this any more. We are very happy,” said Ayanda Kota, the founder of the Unemployed People's Movement, the organisation that brought the application.[8]

### Maladministration

As of January 2024, the municipality is again under administration, one of 32 in the country, and three in the [Eastern Cape](/source/Eastern_Cape) where the provincial executive has intervened due to maladministration[15]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-muni_mayor_1-0)** ["Contact list: Executive Mayors"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors). Government Communication & Information System. Archived from [the original](http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors) on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2022_census_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2022_census_2-1) ["Makana (Local Municipality, South Africa)"](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/eastern_cape/EC104__makana/). *City Population*. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-muni_population_3-0)** ["Statistics by place"](http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [South African Languages - Place names](http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Makana Local Municipality"](http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264). *Census 2011*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Makana"](https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/EC104). *Election Result Table Generator - Adrian Frith*. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Groepies, Alvaira (25 November 2010). ["Finland trip feedback"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120419164211/http://www.makana.gov.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=399:finland-trip-feedback&catid=77:news&Itemid=29). Makana Municipality. Archived from [the original](http://www.makana.gov.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=399:finland-trip-feedback&catid=77:news&Itemid=29) on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dailymaverick.co.za_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dailymaverick.co.za_8-1) Ellis, Estelle (14 January 2020). ["Residents hail high court order dissolving Makana Municipal Council"](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-01-15-residents-hail-high-court-order-dissolving-makana-municipal-council/). *Daily Maverick*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Gordhan seals Makana handover"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140903204129/http://www.grocotts.co.za/content/online-first-news-gordhan-seals-makana-handover-28-08-2014). Grocott's Mail. 28 August 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.grocotts.co.za/content/online-first-news-gordhan-seals-makana-handover-28-08-2014) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Velaphi, Sithandiwe (29 August 2014). ["Makana under administration for 3 months"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140904023656/http://thenewage.co.za/136231-1016-53-Makana_under_administration_for_3_months). The New Age. Archived from [the original](http://thenewage.co.za/136231-1016-53-Makana_under_administration_for_3_months) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Names behind Makana fiasco"](http://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/names-behind-makana-fiasco/). *DispatchLIVE*. Times Media Group. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_12-2) Kotze, Joleen Steyn (20 January 2020). ["Landmark court ruling highlights crisis in South Africa's cities and towns"](https://theconversation.com/landmark-court-ruling-highlights-crisis-in-south-africas-cities-and-towns-130140). *The Conversation*. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Nowicki, Lucas (14 January 2020). ["Makana Municipality to be dissolved, placed under administration - court orders"](https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/makana-municipality-to-be-dissolved-placed-under-administration-court-orders-20200114). *News24*. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Carlisle, Adrienne (14 January 2020). ["Court rules Makana council must be dissolved"](https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2020-01-14-court-rules-makana-council-must-be-dissolved/). *DispatchLIVE*. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bt_admin_15-0)** Thorne, Seth. ["South Africa's 32 most 'dysfunctional' municipalities"](https://businesstech.co.za/news/trending/741577/south-africas-32-most-dysfunctional-municipalities/). *Businesstech*. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

## External links

- [Makana Municipality](http://www.makana.gov.za/)

- [Makana-Raseborg](https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010829/http://raseb.org/makana/) - blog documenting the progress of the friendship co-operation agreement.

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