The municipality is the largest of the five municipalities in the district, making up a third of its geographical area. It is part of the Zululand District Municipality and is located in the northern part of the province.
The municipality is the largest of the five municipalities in the district, making up a third of its geographical area. It is part of the Zululand District Municipality and is located in the northern part of the province.
The council has 45 seats with 6 political parties represented . The IFP is a leading party with 21 seats but falls shorts of the requisite 23 to govern alone. The current coalition is made up of the IFP, DA and FF+ totalling 24 seats.
The council was constituted on November 2021 with one changes.
