Inxuba Yethemba | |
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| Coordinates:32°11′S25°37′E / 32.183°S 25.617°E /-32.183; 25.617 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Cradock |
| Wards | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Raymond Zenzile Shweni (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Maria Nortje (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Thembisile Bobo (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,663 km2 (4,503 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 65,560 |
| • Density | 5.621/km2 (14.56/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2011) | |
| • Black African | 56.2% |
| • Coloured | 32.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 10.5% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 50.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 44.6% |
| • English | 3.1% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC131 |
Inxuba Yethemba Municipality (Xhosa:uMasipala wase Inxuba Yethemba;Afrikaans:Inxuba Yethemba Munisipaliteit), formerly known asCradock Municipality, is alocal municipality within theChris Hani District Municipality, in theEastern Cape province ofSouth Africa. The seat isCradock.
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in ninewards, while the remaining nine 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 ten seats on the council.[3][4]
The following table shows the results of the election.
| Inxuba Yethemba local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 7,519 | 7,665 | 15,184 | 53.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,707 | 5,645 | 11,352 | 39.7% | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 346 | 387 | 733 | 2.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 329 | 398 | 727 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 152 | 156 | 308 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 269 | – | 269 | 0.9% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 16 | 40 | 56 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14,338 | 14,291 | 28,629 | 9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Valid votes | 14,338 | 14,291 | 28,629 | 98.0% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 284 | 303 | 587 | 2.0% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 14,622 | 14,594 | 29,216 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 14,639 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 29,691 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 49.3% | |||||||
The2001 census divided the municipality into the followingmain places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Cradock | 21801 | 123.99 | 12,327 |
| KwaNonzame | 21803 | 2.75 | 5,591 |
| Lingelihle | 21804 | 4.92 | 18,966 |
| Middelburg | 21805 | 160.10 | 12,523 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 21802 | 11,302.89 | 10,891 |
Municipalities and communities ofChris Hani District Municipality,Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat:Queenstown (Komani) | ||
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