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Dannhauser

ANC

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

Cllr. Bongani Hadebe

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

The Dannhauser Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated within the Amajuba District in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.

The municipality is the smallest of the three municipalities in the district, making up a quarter of its geographical area. The municipality is named after an old farming family that lived in the area.The town of Dannhauser is located midway between Durban and Johannesburg on the main railway line, about 8km off the national road between the two cities.

General Information

The municipality is surrounded by some of the largest coal-producing mines in KwaZulu-Natal. Numerous rivers flow through the municipal area, the most important being the Ngagane and uMzinyathi Rivers, and there are scenic landscapes in the western portion of the municipality. Dannhauser functions as a small rural service centre (providing commercial and service facilities, and agricultural industries and services). It is therefore not a large employment generator. Residents of the municipal area rely on the larger urban centres of Dundee and Newcastle for employment opportunities and higher order goods and services. Investment in commerce has growth prospects.

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

The council has about 25 seats with 7 political parties represented in council. The ANC has the majority of seats with 9 followed by the DA with 8. While the EFF is the third party with 3 seats, the rest of the political parties represented in council have 1 seat respectively.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Bongani Hadebe
ANC
Executive Mayor
Cllr. Busisiwe Langa
ANC
Deputy Executive Mayor
Cllr. Sibusiso Myaka
CFP
Speaker

Historical Timeline

The powers and functions of the Mayor are set out in section 56 of the Structures Act. The Mayor is the political head of the Municipality and exercises both statutory and ceremonial functions. An executive mayor is entitled to receive reports from committees of the municipal council and to forward these reports together with a recommendation to the council when the matter cannot be disposed of by the executive mayor in terms of the executive mayor’s delegated powers.
The speaker’s role in a municipality is key to ensuring oversight, accountability, integrity, discipline of office, and the efficient running of council meetings. As such, impartiality in the exercise of his or her function is essential for the speaker. The speaker must distinguish between his or her activities as a politician and his or her functions as a speaker. It also means that the function of the speaker and the non-partisan exercise of that function must be respected by members, parties and interests represented in the council.

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