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Makana Local Municipality

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}

{{Use South African English|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Makana

| official_name =

| other_name =

| native_name =

| settlement_type = Local municipality

| image_seal = Makana_CoA.png

| seal_size = 150x100px

| image_map = Map of the Eastern Cape with Makana highlighted.svg

| mapsize =

| map_alt = Location in the Eastern Cape

| map_caption = Location in the Eastern Cape

| coordinates =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Sarah Baartman

| seat = Makhanda

| parts_type = Wards

| parts = 14

| government_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |accessdate=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archivedate=14 July 2010 }}

| government_type = Municipal council

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Yandiswa Vara (ANC)

| leader_title1 = Speaker

| leader_name1 = Mthuthuzeli Matyumza

| leader_title2 = Chief Whip

| leader_name2 = Vacant

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 4376

| population_footnotes = {{cite web | title=Makana (Local Municipality, South Africa) | website=City Population | date=2022-02-02 | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/eastern_cape/EC104__makana/ | access-date=2024-08-29}}

| population_total = 97,815

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_rank =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}}

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|African}}

| demographics1_info1 = 69.8%

| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}

| demographics1_info2 = 12.5%

| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}

| demographics1_info3 = 0.9%

| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}

| demographics1_info4 = 11.3%

| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}

| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}

| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Xhosa}}

| demographics2_info1 = 71.5%

| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}

| demographics2_info2 = 14.8%

| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|English}}

| demographics2_info3 = 10.5%

| demographics2_title4 =

| demographics2_info4 = %

| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}

| demographics2_info5 = 3.2%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code

| blank_info_sec1 = EC104

| footnotes =

}}

Makana Municipality ({{langx|xh|uMasipala wase Makana}}; {{langx|af|Makana Munisipaliteit}}) is a local municipality which governs the town of Makhanda and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality. The municipality is named after a Xhosa prophet and leader, Makana.[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names]

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:{{cite web |title=Makana Local Municipality |work=Census 2011 |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Place !! Code !! Population !! Area (km2)!! Most spoken language

Alicedale[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264005 264005]align=right| 1,932align=right| 3.9Afrikaans
Makhanda[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264004 264004]align=right| 50,217align=right| 62.7Xhosa
KwaNonzwakazi[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264006 264006]align=right| 1,940align=right| 0.8Xhosa
Rhini[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264003 264003]align=right| 17,047align=right| 2.4Xhosa
Riebeek East[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264001 264001]align=right| 753align=right| 22.5Xhosa
Sidbury[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264007 264007]align=right| 115align=right| 7.9Xhosa
Non-urban areas[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/264002 264002]align=right| 8,386align=right| 4,275.5Xhosa
colspan=2| Totalalign=right| 80,390align=right| 4,375.6Xhosa

Politics

{{main|Makana Local Municipality elections}}

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fourteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Makana |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/EC104 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Election Result Table Generator - Adrian Frith }}

{{Election results

|firstround=Ward |secondround=List

|party1=African National Congress |votes1=9341 |votes1_2=9333 |seats1=11 |seats1_2=3 |totseats1=14

|party2=Makana Citizens Front |votes2=3277 |votes2_2=3396 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=5

|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=3127 |votes3_2=3182 |seats3=2 |seats3_2=3 |totseats3=5

|party4=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes4=1130 |votes4_2=1050 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=2 |totseats4=2

|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=1099 |votes5_2= |seats5=1 |seats5_2= |totseats5=1

|party6=Makana Independent New Deal |votes6=330 |votes6_2=371 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0

|party7=Patriotic Alliance |votes7=184 |votes7_2=222 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0

|party8=Azanian People's Organisation |votes8=142 |votes8_2=172 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0

|party9=Freedom Front Plus |votes9=135 |votes9_2=136 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0

|party10=African Transformation Movement |votes10=95 |votes10_2=149 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0

|invalid=360 |invalid2=732

|electorate=43664 |electorate2=43664

}}

Friendship Co-operation Agreement

In February 2011, Makana Municipality entered into a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" with Raseborg Municipality in Finland. The project, which is to last three years, seeks to facilitate information sharing in the fields of economic development, arts & culture, women development, youth development, and education.{{cite web |url=http://www.makana.gov.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=399:finland-trip-feedback&catid=77:news&Itemid=29 |publisher=Makana Municipality |title=Finland trip feedback |first1=Alvaira |last1=Groepies |date=25 November 2010 |accessdate=2011-11-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419164211/http://www.makana.gov.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=399:finland-trip-feedback&catid=77:news&Itemid=29 |archivedate=19 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web| url = https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-01-15-residents-hail-high-court-order-dissolving-makana-municipal-council/| title = Residents hail high court order dissolving Makana Municipal Council | date = 14 January 2020 |first1=Estelle |last1=Ellis |website=Daily Maverick }}

Provincial Administration

On 28 August 2014 the Municipality was placed under administration in response to financial and infrastructural crises.{{cite web |url=http://www.grocotts.co.za/content/online-first-news-gordhan-seals-makana-handover-28-08-2014 |publisher=Grocott's Mail |title=Gordhan seals Makana handover |accessdate=2014-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903204129/http://www.grocotts.co.za/content/online-first-news-gordhan-seals-makana-handover-28-08-2014 |archive-date=2014-09-03 |date=28 Aug 2014}} The interim administration order, made in terms of section 139(1)(b) of the South African Constitution, is expected to be reviewed after three months.{{cite web |url=http://thenewage.co.za/136231-1016-53-Makana_under_administration_for_3_months |publisher=The New Age |title=Makana under administration for 3 months |accessdate=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904023656/http://thenewage.co.za/136231-1016-53-Makana_under_administration_for_3_months |archive-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |date=Aug 29, 2014 |first1=Sithandiwe |last1=Velaphi }} Shortly after the administration order was announced, news of a damning forensic report — the Kabuso report — naming several municipal officials purported to be involved in financial impropriety was made public.{{cite web |url=http://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/names-behind-makana-fiasco/ |publisher=Times Media Group |title=Names behind Makana fiasco |accessdate=2014-09-03 |date=3 September 2014 |website=DispatchLIVE}}

= Dissolution =

In 2014 the city council was placed under administration by the courts for three months. This was due to its financial instability and inability to provide basic services.{{Cite web|url=http://theconversation.com/landmark-court-ruling-highlights-crisis-in-south-africas-cities-and-towns-130140|title=Landmark court ruling highlights crisis in South Africa's cities and towns|last=Kotze|first=Joleen Steyn|website=The Conversation|language=en |date=January 20, 2020 |access-date=2020-01-28}} This intervention was not successful and on 14 January 2020, the Eastern Cape High Court dissolved the municipal council. The municipality will subsequently head to fresh elections.{{cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/makana-municipality-to-be-dissolved-placed-under-administration-court-orders-20200114|title=Makana Municipality to be dissolved, placed under administration - court orders|last1=Nowicki|first1=Lucas|date=14 January 2020|newspaper=News24|accessdate=14 January 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2020-01-14-court-rules-makana-council-must-be-dissolved/|title=Court rules Makana council must be dissolved|last1=Carlisle|first1=Adrienne|date=14 January 2020|newspaper=DispatchLIVE|accessdate=14 January 2020}} The Makhanda High Court made legal history by ordering the Makana Municipal Council to be dissolved. The court ruled that its ongoing failure to provide services to the residents of Makhanda was unconstitutional.

Residents of Makhanda have widely welcomed a high court ruling that the Makana Municipal Council must be dissolved over its unconstitutional failure to provide services. It was the first such order by a court in South Africa. “This judgment sparks hope. We couldn’t live like this any more. We are very happy,” said Ayanda Kota, the founder of the Unemployed People's Movement, the organisation that brought the application.

=Maladministration=

As of January 2024, the municipality is again under administration, one of 32 in the country, and three in the Eastern Cape where the provincial executive has intervened due to maladministration{{cite web|first=Seth|last=Thorne|title=South Africa’s 32 most ‘dysfunctional’ municipalities|url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/trending/741577/south-africas-32-most-dysfunctional-municipalities/|access-date=13 January 2024|website=Businesstech}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.makana.gov.za/ Makana Municipality]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010829/http://raseb.org/makana/ Makana-Raseborg] - blog documenting the progress of the friendship co-operation agreement.

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Category:Local municipalities of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality