Maphumulu

ANC

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

Cllr. Z.F Khuzwanyo-Dlamini

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

The Maphumulo Local Municipality is a Category B municipality in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal.

Maphumulo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Maphumulo is an isiZulu name meaning “place of rest”. The municipality is predominantly rural, comprising mostly tribal land, which is administered by the Ingonyama Trust on behalf of local communities.

General Information

The municipality constitutes a third of the district and the N3 National Road traverses the municipality. The majority of the municipality’s population is concentrated in urban and farming areas, but there are a few patches of high-density settlements within the informal areas. The municipality boasts well-established industrial, commercial and residential areas, as well as rich agricultural farmlands.

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

The council has 23 seats with 4 political parties represented in council. The ANC has 11 seats followed by the IFP at 10, while the EFF and IA has 1 respectively.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Z.F Khuzwanyo-Dlamini

ANC

Mayor

Cllr. C.S Shange

ANC

Deputy Mayor

CLLR. S.T Chili

EFF

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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