Albert Luthuli Local Municipality

Local municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Albert Luthuli

Local municipality

Seal

Location in Mpumalanga

Country| South Africa
Province| Mpumalanga
District| Gert Sibande
Seat| Carolina
Wards| 25
Government

[1]

• Type| Municipal council
• Mayor| Daniel Pitoli Nkosi
Area

• Total

| 5,559 km2 (2,146 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 186,010
• Density| 33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

[2]

• Black African| 97.6%
• Coloured| 0.2%
• Indian/Asian| 0.4%
• White| 1.6%
First languages (2011)

[2]

• Swazi| 57.0%
• Zulu| 34.8%
• English| 2.0%
• Afrikaans| 1.6%
• Other| 4.6%
Time zone| UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code| MP301

Albert Luthuli Municipality (Swazi: Masipaladi iAlbert Luthuli; Zulu: UMasipala iAlbert Luthuli) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It was named after Albert Luthuli. Carolina is the seat of the municipality.

## Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language

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Badplaas | 80102 | 0.86 | 276 | Swazi, Afrikaans
Bhevula | 80103 | 11.91 | 4,092 | Swazi
Carolina | 80104 | 18.69 | 2,952 | Afrikaans, Zulu
Diepgezet | 80105 | 4.89 | 229 | Swazi
Duma | 80106 | 28.80 | 1,760 | Zulu
Eerstehoek | 80107 | 638.65 | 41,780 | Zulu
Ekulundeni | 80108 | 1.49 | 4,490 | Swazi
Embhuleni | 80109 | 63.37 | 45,249 | Swazi
Emfumbeni | 80110 | 24.29 | 1,314 | Zulu
Emjindini | 80111 | 12.41 | 1,202 | Swazi
Empuluzi | 80112 | 0.28 | 3 | Swazi
Enikakuyengwa | 80113 | 73.34 | 9,235 | Swazi
Lukwatini | 80114 | 4.86 | 5,181 | Swazi
Mandlamakhulu | 80115 | 17.87 | 1,067 | Swazi
Mpisikazi | 80116 | 49.57 | 19,415 | Zulu
Mpuluzi | 80117 | 7.84 | 11,855 | Zulu
Ndlela | 80118 | 14.56 | 3,012 | Swazi
Sandleni | 80119 | 27.06 | 544 | Zulu
Silobela | 80120 | 1.97 | 9,167 | Zulu
Steynsdorp | 80121 | 1.14 | 585 | Swazi
Tshabalala | 80122 | 2.32 | 3,296 | Zulu
Remainder of the municipality | 80101 | 4,566.75 | 21,242 | Swazi

## Politics

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Main article: Albert Luthuli Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of forty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-five wards, while the remaining twenty-four are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 29,852| 75.08| 25| 30,472| 77.04| 13| 38
| Economic Freedom Fighters| 6,550| 16.47| 0| 6,616| 16.73| 8| 8
| Democratic Alliance| 1,030| 2.59| 0| 1,098| 2.78| 1| 1
| Independent candidates| 1,103| 2.77| 0| | 0
| Inkatha Freedom Party| 530| 1.33| 0| 573| 1.45| 1| 1
| African People's Convention| 274| 0.69| 0| 274| 0.69| 1| 1
| 2 other parties| 421| 1.06| 0| 520| 1.31| 0| 0
Total| 39,760| 100.00| 25| 39,553| 100.00| 24| 49
Valid votes| 39,760| 98.09| | 39,553| 98.05| |
Invalid/blank votes| 776| 1.91| | 788| 1.95| |
Total votes| 40,536| 100.00| | 40,341| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 92,803| 43.68| | 92,803| 43.47| |

## References

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1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Albert Luthuli" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Albert Luthuli" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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Municipalities of Mpumalanga

District
and local|

| Gert Sibande|

* Albert Luthuli
* Msukaligwa
* Mkhondo
* Pixley ka Seme
* Lekwa
* Dipaleseng
* Govan Mbeki

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Nkangala|

* Victor Khanye
* Emalahleni
* Steve Tshwete
* Emakhazeni
* Thembisile Hani
* Dr JS Moroka

Ehlanzeni|

* Thaba Chweu
* Mbombela
* Umjindi
* Nkomazi
* Bushbuckridge

List of municipalities in Mpumalanga

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga

District seat: Ermelo

Govan Mbeki|

* Bethal
* Charl Cilliers
* Embalenhle
* Evander
* Kinross
* Leandra
* Leslie
* Secunda
* Trichardt

Gert Sibande District within South Africa

Albert Luthuli|

* Badplaas
* Bettysgoed
* Carolina
* Diepdale
* Diepgezet
* Dundonald
* Eerstehoek
* Hartebeeskop
* Lochiel
* Manaar
* Moddergat
* Mooiplaas
* Steynsdorp
* Tjakastad

Mkhondo|

* Amsterdam
* Dirkiesdorp
* Driefontein
* Iswepe
* KwaNgema
* Piet Retief

Msukaligwa|

* Breyten
* Chrissiesmeer
* Davel
* Ermelo
* Lothair
* Sheepmoor
* Warburton

Lekwa|

* Morgenzon
* Standerton

Pixley ka Seme|

* Amersfoort
* Daggakraal
* Perdekop
* Volksrust
* Wakkerstroom

Dipaleseng|

* Balfour
* Greylingstad
* Grootvlei

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

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