Nelson Mandela Bay | |
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| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | |
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.svg) Location in theEastern Cape | |
| Coordinates:33°57′S25°36′E / 33.950°S 25.600°E /-33.950; 25.600 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Seat | Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) |
| Wards | 60 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Babalwa Lobishe (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,959 km2 (756 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,190,496 |
| • Density | 607.7/km2 (1,574/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2022) | |
| • Black African | 62.7% |
| • Coloured | 19.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
| • White | 15.7% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 53.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 29.3% |
| • English | 13.5% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NMA |
TheNelson Mandela Bay Municipality (Xhosa:uMasipala oMbaxa iNelson Mandela Bay;Afrikaans:Nelson Mandelabaai Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit) is one of eightmetropolitan municipalities inSouth Africa. It is located on the shores ofAlgoa Bay in theEastern Cape province and comprises the city ofGqeberha (Port Elizabeth), the nearby towns ofUitenhage andDespatch, and the surrounding rural area.
The name "Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality" was chosen to honour formerPresidentNelson Mandela.
Bricks used in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality around 1903–04 may have been made from parts of the holotype of thesauropoddinosaurAlgoasaurus bauri.[3]
Established on 5 December 2000, the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality was formed as an administrative area covering Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), the neighbouring towns ofKariega (Uitenhage) andDespatch and the surrounding agricultural areas.[4] Thus included the following cities/towns/villages:[5]
As of thecensus of 2011,[5] there are 1,152,115 people and 324,292 households in theNelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.[6]
In the 2007 census, 60.4% of respondents described themselves asBlack African, 22.6%Coloured, 16.1%White and 0.9%Indian/Asian.
The largest religious groupings are Christian (89.4% of residents),no religion (6.1%),Muslim (1.5%),Jewish (0.4%) andHindu (0.3%).
57.3% of the residents speakXhosa as theirmother tongue.Afrikaans is the mother tongue of 29.7%, and English, 12.1%.
According to the 2009 edition of the municipality's 2006–2011 Integrated Development Plan, manufacturing is the single largest contributor to the local economy (33%), followed by community services (27%). Tourism represents a key sector of the economy that has increasingly contributed to job creation in recent years, thanks in large part to the municipality's seaside location and its abundance of unspoiled beaches, of which four carryBlue Flag status.[7]
100% of households have access to a source of water within a 200 m radius. 91% of households have access to a basic level of sanitation. 100% of households within the urban boundary have access to a basic level of solid waste removal, and 97% of households in formally demarcated municipal residential areas have access to a basic level of electricity. The municipality has 41 permanent and satellite clinics, 13 mobile clinics, eight hospitals, 22 libraries, 31 community and municipal halls, 79 sports facilities, 19 beaches, 18 pools, 273 schools, one university (theNelson Mandela University), four technical colleges and two Further Education and Training institutions.[7]
The censuses of 2001 and2011 divided the municipality into the followingmain places:[8]
| Place 2011 | Place 2001 | Area 2011 (km2) | Area 2001 (km2) | Population 2011 | Population 2001 | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beachview | - | 0.78 | - | 500 | Afrikaans | |
| Bethelsdorp | Bethelsdorp | 36.62 | 77.64 | 182,012 | 134,617 | Afrikaans |
| Blue Horizon Bay | Blue Horizon Bay | 1.40 | 2.74 | 419 | 409 | Afrikaans |
| - | Cannonvale | - | 0.69 | - | 196 | Afrikaans |
| Clarendon Marine | - | 6.56 | - | 2,434 | - | no |
| Colchester | Colchester | 5.73 | 1.28 | 2,073 | 743 | Afrikaans |
| Despatch | Despatch | 19.65 | 38.75 | 39,619 | 25,086 | Afrikaans |
| - | Port Elizabeth (since 2021: Walmer South) | - | 1.90 | - | 16,686 | Xhosa |
| iBhayi | iBhayi | 36.06 | 23.69 | 237,799 | 255,826 | Xhosa |
| - | Kabah | - | 1.68 | - | 3,282 | Afrikaans |
| - | Khaya Mnandi | - | 0.82 | - | 5,379 | Xhosa |
| - | KwaLanga | - | 0.70 | - | 8,196 | Xhosa |
| - | KwaDwesi | - | 5.10 | - | 17,733 | Xhosa |
| KwaNobuhle | KwaNobuhle | 23.48 | 15.34 | 107,474 | 87,585 | Xhosa |
| Motherwell | Motherwell | 25.86 | 29.52 | 140,351 | 117,319 | Xhosa |
| Gqeberha | Port Elizabeth | 251.03 | 335.30 | 312,392 | 237,500 | Afrikaans |
| - | Seaview | - | 1.60 | - | 732 | English |
| Uitenhage (since 2021: Kariega) | Uitenhage | 75.35 | 84.77 | 103,639 | 71,666 | Afrikaans |
| Woodridge | Woodridge | 4.98 | 0.56 | 362 | 270 | Xhosa |
| - | Young Park | - | 0.52 | - | 762 | Afrikaans |
| Nelson Mandela Bay NU | Remainder of the municipality | 1,472.19 | 1,328.77 | 23,542 | 21,281 | Xhosa |
The municipal council consists of one hundred and twenty members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. Sixty councillors are elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in sixtywards, while the remaining sixty are chosen fromparty lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In thelocal government election of 1 November 2021, no party obtained a majority on the council again. TheAfrican National Congress managed to form a minority coalition government to govern the municipality. Former councillor and businesswomanEugene Johnson of the ANC was elected mayor on 22 November 2021, in a coalition consisting of the parties: GOOD, AIM, UDM, DOP, Northern Alliance, Patriotic Alliance and the PAC. She won against the DA's mayoral candidate,Nqaba Bhanga, by 1 vote, as a DA councillor was absent.[9]
During a council meeting on 21 September 2022, Johnson was removed as mayor through avote of no confidence and succeeded by the DA'sRetief Odendaal.[10] Odendaal was, in return, removed as mayor in a vote of no confidence and replaced with council speakerGary van Niekerk on 26 May 2023.[11][12]
The following table shows the results of the 2021 municipal election.[13]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Democratic Alliance | 104,520 | 39.80 | 23 | 105,487 | 40.04 | 25 | 48 | |
| African National Congress | 103,104 | 39.26 | 37 | 104,339 | 39.60 | 11 | 48 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 16,803 | 6.40 | 0 | 16,859 | 6.40 | 8 | 8 | |
| Northern Alliance | 5,726 | 2.18 | 0 | 5,499 | 2.09 | 3 | 3 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 4,317 | 1.64 | 0 | 4,427 | 1.68 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 3,968 | 1.51 | 0 | 4,310 | 1.64 | 2 | 2 | |
| Defenders of the People | 3,859 | 1.47 | 0 | 3,640 | 1.38 | 2 | 2 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 3,724 | 1.42 | 0 | 3,473 | 1.32 | 2 | 2 | |
| Abantu Integrity Movement | 2,758 | 1.05 | 0 | 2,914 | 1.11 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 2,665 | 1.01 | 0 | 2,832 | 1.07 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 990 | 0.38 | 0 | 1,798 | 0.68 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good | 1,485 | 0.57 | 0 | 1,286 | 0.49 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,720 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,260 | 0.48 | 0 | 1,347 | 0.51 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 other parties | 4,703 | 1.79 | 0 | 5,250 | 1.99 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 262,602 | 100.00 | 60 | 263,461 | 100.00 | 60 | 120 | |
| Valid votes | 262,602 | 98.73 | 263,461 | 98.66 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,370 | 1.27 | 3,584 | 1.34 | ||||
| Total votes | 265,972 | 100.00 | 267,045 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 583,270 | 45.60 | 583,270 | 45.78 | ||||
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