uMvoti

ANC

Largest Party

ABC

Coalition leader

Cllr. P.G Mavundla

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

The Umvoti Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located along the eastern border of the uMzinyathi District in the KwaZulu-Natal province.

The municipality is about 65km from Dundee and approximately 70km from Pietermaritzburg. It is the largest municipality of four in the district, making up a third of its geographical area. Umvoti comprises five traditional authority areas, all of which are located beyond a 40km radius from Greytown, which is the main centre within the municipal area.

General Information

The central part of the area is generally covered with high-potential commercial farmland and is characterised by low population density. It is well-served by provincial and regional roads, given its location at the intersection of the roads to Pietermaritzburg, the coast, the Drakensberg and the Battlefields Route. The economy of the municipality is based on agriculture and community services.

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

The council has about 27 seats with 4 political parties represented in council. The ANC has the majority of seats at 10 followed by the IFP at 9, while ABC has 7 and DA 1.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. P.G Mavundla

ABC

Executive Mayor

Cllr. N.R Ngubane

ANC

Deputy Mayor

Cllr. M.M Masondo

ABC

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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