# UMfolozi Local Municipality

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Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

uMfolozi Mbonambi Local municipality Seal Location in KwaZulu-Natal Country South Africa Province KwaZulu-Natal District King Cetshwayo Seat KwaMbonambi Wards 15 Government [2] • Type Municipal council • Mayor Cllr Xolani Bhengu[1] Area • Total 1,210 km2 (470 sq mi) Population (2011)[3] • Total 122,889 • Density 102/km2 (263/sq mi) Racial makeup (2011) [3] • Black African 98.8% • Coloured 0.2% • Indian/Asian 0.2% • White 0.8% First languages (2011) [4] • Zulu 92.6% • English 2.9% • Southern Ndebele 1.5% • Other 3% Time zone UTC+2 (SAST) Municipal code KZN281

**uMfolozi Local Municipality** (formerly **Mbonambi Local Municipality**) is a [local municipality](/source/Local_municipality_(South_Africa)) within the [King Cetshwayo District Municipality](/source/King_Cetshwayo_District_Municipality) of [KwaZulu-Natal](/source/KwaZulu-Natal) in [South Africa](/source/South_Africa). It is situated around the town of [KwaMbonambi](/source/KwaMbonambi), to the north of [Richard's Bay](/source/Richard's_Bay), stretching from the [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean) to the edge of the [Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park](/source/Hluhluwe%E2%80%93Imfolozi_Park).

It was originally named *Mbonambi Local Municipality*, renamed to *Mfolozi Local Municipality* on 21 May 2009,[5] and renamed again to *uMfolozi Local Municipality* on 12 February 2015.[6] The name "Mbonambi" refers to the Mbonambi Local Tribal Authority, which covers most of the municipal area.[7] The name Mfolozi/uMfolozi refers to the [Umfolozi River](/source/Umfolozi_River) which forms the northern boundary of the municipality.

The municipality was enlarged at the time of the [South African municipal election, 2016](/source/South_African_municipal_election%2C_2016) when part of the disbanded [Ntambanana Local Municipality](/source/Ntambanana_Local_Municipality) was merged into it.[8]

## Main places

The [2001 census](/source/South_African_National_Census_of_2001) divided the municipality into the following [main places](/source/Populated_place):[9]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Kwambonambi Forest Reserve 53702 62.25 222 KwaMbonambi 53701 2.35 1,894 Mapelane Nature Reserve 53703 52.78 54 Mbonambi 53704 86.04 22,984 Mhlana 53705 515.65 64,527 Sokhulu 53706 98.17 12,632 Remainder of the municipality 53707 391.24 4,623

## Politics

Main article: [uMfolozi Local Municipality elections](/source/UMfolozi_Local_Municipality_elections)

The municipal council consists of thirty-five members elected by [mixed-member proportional representation](/source/Mixed-member_proportional_representation). Eighteen councillors are elected by [first-past-the-post voting](/source/First-past-the-post_voting) in eighteen [wards](/source/Ward_(South_Africa)), while the remaining seventeen 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 [Inkatha Freedom Party](/source/Inkatha_Freedom_Party) (IFP) won a narrow majority of eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[10]

Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Inkatha Freedom Party 18,884 48.83 14 19,572 50.57 4 18 African National Congress 14,622 37.81 4 14,230 36.77 9 13 Economic Freedom Fighters 3,223 8.33 0 3,359 8.68 3 3 Independent candidates 632 1.63 0 0 National Freedom Party 292 0.76 0 304 0.79 1 1 Democratic Alliance 303 0.78 0 272 0.70 0 0 African Independent Congress 145 0.37 0 375 0.97 0 0 Abantu Batho Congress 170 0.44 0 161 0.42 0 0 African People's Movement 109 0.28 0 125 0.32 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 100 0.26 0 93 0.24 0 0 South Africa Vuka Movement 87 0.22 0 69 0.18 0 0 African Mantungwa Community 53 0.14 0 53 0.14 0 0 African Transformation Movement 23 0.06 0 53 0.14 0 0 United Christian Democratic Party 31 0.08 0 34 0.09 0 0 Total 38,674 100.00 18 38,700 100.00 17 35 Valid votes 38,674 98.35 38,700 98.35 Invalid/blank votes 647 1.65 648 1.65 Total votes 39,321 100.00 39,348 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 74,081 53.08 74,081 53.11

### By-elections from November 2021

The following [by-elections](/source/By-election) were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 3 August 2022[11] 52801003 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [\[1\]](http://umfolozi.gov.za/office-of-the-mayor/) Office of the Mayor

1. **[^](#cite_ref-muni_mayor_2-0)** ["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-muni_population_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-muni_population_3-1) ["Statistics by place"](http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-muni_langs_4-0)** ["Statistics by place"](http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs (21 May 2009). "Notice in terms of section 16(1)(b) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 – Mbonambi Municipality". *Provincial Gazette of KwaZulu-Natal*. Vol. 3, no. 275. Pietermaritzburg: Government Printer.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (12 February 2015). ["Notice in terms of section 16(3)(c) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 – proposed name change of the Mfolozi Municipality"](https://archive.opengazettes.org.za/archive/ZA-NL/2015/provincial-gazette-ZA-NL-vol-9-no-1309-dated-2015-02-12.pdf) (PDF). *Provincial Gazette of KwaZulu-Natal*. Vol. 9, no. 1309. Pietermaritzburg: Government Printer. Retrieved 2021-05-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [South African Languages - Place names](http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Ntambanana municipality to dissolve in September"](http://zululandobserver.co.za/109381/ntambanana-municipality-to-dissolve-in-september/). Zululand Observer. 22 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa](http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mfolozi"](https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/KZN281). *wikitable.frith.dev*. Retrieved 2021-11-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa"](https://results.elections.org.za/home/Downloads/MBE-Results). *results.elections.org.za*. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.umfolozi.gov.za/)

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