Nyandeni | |
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.svg) Location in theEastern Cape | |
| Coordinates:31°27′S28°57′E / 31.450°S 28.950°E /-31.450; 28.950 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | OR Tambo |
| Seat | Libode |
| Wards | 31 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mesuli Ngqodwana (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Noziphiwo Matanda (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Mcebisi Robert Mtobela (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,474 km2 (955 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 290,390 |
| • Density | 117.4/km2 (304.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 95.3% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC155 |
Nyandeni Municipality (Xhosa:uMasipala wase Nyandeni) is alocal municipality within theOR Tambo District Municipality, in theEastern Cape province ofSouth Africa. Its administrative seat is the town ofLibode. The entire municipal area falls within the formerTranskeiBantustan area. The urban population is mainly located in the two small towns of Libode andNgqeleni.[3]
Scattered, low-density rural settlements dominate the municipality. 79% of households reside in traditional or village type settlements. These settlements are loosely scattered throughout the entire municipal area and are surrounded by communal grazing and arable lands. The majority of residential structures are self-built. Apart from a few trading stores, there is little sign of any significant economic activity within the rural settlements.[4] Many of the families in the rural regions of the municipality were formerly supported by men who worked as migrant labour in local mines. Subsequent retrenchment at the mines has left these communities with scant means to survive.[4] About 77% of households can be regarded as indigents with access to either no income or incomes of less than R800 (US$108) per month.[3]
Most of the education institutions in Nyandeni cater to lower level schooling. Of the 426 schools in the Nyandeni area, 64% are overcrowded or highly overcrowded, according to the OR Tambo District office.[4] The spread ofHIV/AIDS is an extremely severe and urgent problem in the area. In 2009, the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate was as high as 50%-60% among tested cases; these cases were mainly females who participated in voluntary testing during their regular pregnancy visits to local clinics.[4]
The2001 census divided the municipality into the followingmain places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasane | 23401 | 26.59 | 3,244 |
| Gibisela | 23402 | 103.10 | 13,723 |
| Konjywayo | 23403 | 380.45 | 39,367 |
| Libode | 23404 | 33.68 | 3,835 |
| Masizakhe | 23405 | 6.71 | 579 |
| Mbalisweni | 23406 | 121.53 | 6,333 |
| Mcwebeni | 23407 | 159.79 | 16,614 |
| Mhlanga | 23408 | 709.67 | 81,298 |
| Ndluzula | 23409 | 2.51 | 578 |
| Ngqeleni | 23410 | 15.17 | 2,062 |
| Ngqubusini | 23411 | 292.53 | 41,001 |
| Ngxangule | 23412 | 105.59 | 9,131 |
| Nqabe | 23413 | 17.07 | 2,388 |
| Ntakatye | 23414 | 310.72 | 36,078 |
| Qokolweni/Zimbane | 23415 | 4.38 | 0 |
| Simanzi | 23416 | 309.37 | 24,566 |
| Tshomane | 23417 | 7.03 | 0 |
| Xesibe | 23418 | 4.85 | 464 |
The municipal council consists of sixty-four members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in thirty-twowards, while the remaining thirty-two are chosen fromparty lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In theelection of 1 November 2021 theAfrican National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-one 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 | 43,442 | 77.94 | 32 | 44,398 | 79.64 | 19 | 51 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 4,431 | 7.95 | 0 | 4,226 | 7.58 | 5 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,920 | 5.24 | 0 | 2,852 | 5.12 | 4 | 4 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 875 | 1.57 | 0 | 1,910 | 3.43 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,985 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 913 | 1.64 | 0 | 832 | 1.49 | 1 | 1 | |
| Civic Independent | 579 | 1.04 | 0 | 613 | 1.10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 209 | 0.37 | 0 | 396 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 157 | 0.28 | 0 | 257 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Batho Pele Movement | 176 | 0.32 | 0 | 154 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 54 | 0.10 | 0 | 111 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 55,741 | 100.00 | 32 | 55,749 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 | |
| Valid votes | 55,741 | 97.86 | 55,749 | 97.90 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,219 | 2.14 | 1,195 | 2.10 | ||||
| Total votes | 56,960 | 100.00 | 56,944 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 134,601 | 42.32 | 134,601 | 42.31 | ||||
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