Ndlambe Local Municipality

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ndlambe | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = | settlement_type = [[Local municipality (South Africa)|Local municipality]] | image_seal = Official seal of Ndlambe (Updated).jpg | seal_size = 150x100px | image_map = Map of the Eastern Cape with Ndlambe highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = Location in the Eastern Cape | map_caption = Location in the [[Eastern Cape]] | coordinates = {{coord|33|36|S|26|53|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_scale:300000|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Eastern Cape]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of South Africa|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Sarah Baartman District Municipality|Sarah Baartman]] | seat = [[Port Alfred]] | parts_type = [[Ward (South Africa)|Wards]] | parts = 10 | government_footnotes = <ref name="muni_mayor">{{cite web |url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |access-date=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archive-date=14 July 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | government_type = [[Municipal council]] | leader_party = [[African National Congress|ANC]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Khululwa Ncamiso | leader_title1 = Speaker | leader_name1 = Nonkululeko Vivian Maphaphu (ANC) | leader_title2 = Chief Whip | leader_name2 = Andile Marasi (ANC) | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1841 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census 2022">{{cite web | title=Ndlambe (Local Municipality, South Africa) | website=City Population | date=2022-02-02 | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/eastern_cape/EC105__ndlambe/ | access-date=2024-08-29}}</ref> | population_total = 87,797 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}} | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census 2022"/> | demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|[[Bantu-speaking peoples of South Africa|Black African]]}} | demographics1_info1 = 68.2% | demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|[[Coloureds|Coloured]]}} | demographics1_info2 = 7.6% | demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|[[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]}} | demographics1_info3 = 0.4% | demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|[[White South African|White]]}} | demographics1_info4 = 23.0% | demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> | demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]}} | demographics2_info1 = 72.9% | demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|[[English language|English]]}} | demographics2_info2 = 12.5% | demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|[[Afrikaans]]}} | demographics2_info3 = 11.9% | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = % | demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}} | demographics2_info5 = 2.7% | timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] | utc_offset1 = +2 | blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code | blank_info_sec1 = EC105

| footnotes = }} '''Ndlambe Municipality''' ({{langx|xh|uMasipala wase Ndlambe}}; {{langx|af|Ndlambe Munisipaliteit}}) is a [[Local municipality (South Africa)|local municipality]] within the [[Sarah Baartman District Municipality]], in the [[Eastern Cape]] of [[South Africa]]. Its capital is [[Port Alfred]]. It is a predominantly rural area with agriculture and tourism dominating the economy.<ref>[http://www.valleyofhope.org.za/service_plan.htm Valley of Hope, retrieved 15 September 2008.]</ref>

It encompasses the towns of [[Kenton-on-Sea]], [[Boknesstrand]], [[Bathurst, South Africa|Bathurst]], [[Boesmansriviermond]], [[Alexandria, Eastern Cape|Alexandria]], and [[Cannon Rocks]].<ref name="doh">[http://www.doh.gov.za/department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/ec-municipal.html Department of Home Affairs website, retrieved 15 September 2008.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111202501/http://www.doh.gov.za/department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/ec-municipal.html |date=11 January 2010 }}</ref>

== Politics == {{main|Ndlambe Local Municipality elections}} The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by [[mixed-member proportional representation]]. Ten councillors are elected by [[first-past-the-post voting]] in ten [[ward (South Africa)|wards]], while the remaining ten are chosen from [[party list]]s so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the [[2021 South African municipal elections|election of 1 November 2021]] the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ndlambe |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/EC105 |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}</ref> {{Election results |firstround=Ward |secondround=List |party1=[[African National Congress]] |votes1=9602 |votes1_2=9545 |seats1=8 |seats1_2=3 |totseats1=11 |party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] |votes2=5519 |votes2_2=5501 |seats2=2 |seats2_2=4 |totseats2=6 |party3=[[Economic Freedom Fighters]] |votes3=2658 |votes3_2=2688 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=3 |totseats3=3 |party4=[[African Christian Democratic Party]] |votes4=424 |votes4_2=378 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0 |party5=[[African Transformation Movement]] |votes5=30 |votes5_2=51 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0 |invalid=205 |invalid2=275 |electorate=33201 |electorate2=33201 }}

==Main places== The [[South African National Census of 2001|2001 census]] divided the municipality into the following [[Populated place|main places]]:<ref>[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Place !! Code !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)!! Population !! Most spoken language |- | [[Alexandria, Eastern Cape|Alexandria]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20501 20501]||3.84||3,087||[[Afrikaans]] |- | [[Bathurst, Eastern Cape|Bathurst]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20502 20502]||8.45||600||[[English language|English]] |- | [[Boknesstrand]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20503 20503]||1.09||216||Afrikaans |- | [[Cannon Rocks]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20504 20504]||1.79||209||English |- | [[Ekuphumleni]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20505 20505]||1.10||3,619||[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] |- | [[Kasuka]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20506 20506]||1.17||96||Xhosa |- | [[Kenton-on-Sea]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20507 20507]||7.45||5,266||Xhosa |- | [[Kleinemonde]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20508 20508]||5.74||18||Xhosa |- | [[Alexandria, Eastern Cape|Kwanonqubela]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20509 20509]||0.81||4,626||Xhosa |- | [[Nkwenkwezi]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20511 20511]||3.35||14,673||Xhosa |- | [[Nolukhanyo]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20512 20512]||1.22||4,961||Xhosa |- | [[Port Alfred]] || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20513 20513]||19.02||6,287||English |- | ''Remainder of the municipality'' || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20510 20510]||1,945.79||11,833||Xhosa |}

==Corruption and financial mismanagement== The municipality is one of the few in the Eastern Cape not to have been flagged for audit irregularities. However, the [[Hawks (South Africa)|Hawks]] are investigating allegations of corruption, and the municipality has been flagged by the [[Public Protector]] for poor service delivery, including unfixed potholes, unusable toilets, and braai areas in poor condition, with the municipality claiming to have insufficient funds. In December 2023, the council awarded a R700,000 contract for a one-day music festival, with the local residents association expressing shock at the expense.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Estelle |date=2023-12-03 |title=Struggling E Cape municipality approves R700,000 for Christmas Eve concert |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-03-struggling-eastern-cape-municipality-approves-r700000-for-christmas-eve-music-festival/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://www.ndlambe.gov.za/ Official website]

[[Category:Local municipalities of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality]]