KwaDukuza

ANC

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

ANC

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

The KwaDukuza Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located within the iLembe District in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.

The municipality stretches from the Zinkwazi River in the north to the Tongaat River in the south. It is one of the four municipalities that make up the district. KwaDukuza (previously Stanger) is the district node and dominant commercial centre in the iLembe District.

General Information

The KwaDukuza Municipality occupies a coastal and inland stretch of approximately 50km in length and 14km in width, with a variety of clustered and ad hoc settlements and small towns. The municipality is linked with a well-developed network of roads and rail infrastructure. The key feature of KwaDukuza is the N2 Development Corridor.

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

The council has 59 seats with 9 political parties represented in council. The ANC has the majority of seats at 29 followed by the DA at 9, while ActionSA, ID have 5 each, with EFF, IFP at 4 and ATM, ACDP, AIC have 1 respectively.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Octovia Lindile Nhaca

ANC

Mayor

Cllr. Humphrey Mbatha

ANC

Deputy Mayor

Cllr. Vishnugopal Govender

ANC

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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