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Nongoma

IFP

Largest Party

NFP

Coalition leader

Cllr. C.M Ndabandaba

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

The Nongoma Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated within the Zululand District in the north of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.

Nongoma Local Municipality is located in the centre of northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is one of the five local municipalities of the Zululand District Municipality and has three traditional authorities, named Mandlakazi, Usuthu and Matheni. It is the only area in the world which has six Royal Palaces.

General Information

The municipality is strategically located on the R66 between Ulundi (55Km) and Pongola, and the R618 between Hlabisa at the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and Hlobane, near Vryheid. Durban is 300km south. The Black Umfolozi River flows about 15km south of town. The town serves as a marketplace for the surrounding rural areas. Nongoma is surrounded by international tourism attractions such as the iSimangaliso Wetland Park to the east, and by natural tourism attractions such as the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve to the south. In addition to this, the current King of the Zulu nation resides in Nongoma, and therefore the municipality is considered as the Heart of the Zulu Kingdom (IHlalankosi).

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

The council has about 45 seats with 5 political parties represented in council. The IFP has the majority of seats with 21 followed by the NFP with 13, while the ANC is at 4, EFF2, NPF at 1.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. C.M Ndabandaba
NFP
Mayor
Cllr. G.S Nkosi
EFF
Deputy Mayor
Cllr. B.W Zulu
NFP
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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