Ndlambe Local Municipality

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Ndlambe

| official_name =

| other_name =

| native_name =

| settlement_type = Local municipality

| image_seal = Ndlambe_CoA.png

| seal_size = 150x100px

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

| mapsize =

| map_alt = Location in the Eastern Cape

| map_caption = Location in the Eastern Cape

|coordinates = {{coord|33|36|S|26|53|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_scale:300000|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Sarah Baartman

| seat = Port Alfred

| parts_type = Wards

|parts = 10

| 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 |access-date=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archive-date=14 July 2010 |df=dmy-all }}

| government_type = Municipal council

| leader_party = ANC

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Khululwa Ncamiso

| leader_title1 = Speaker

| leader_name1 = Nonkululeko Vivian Maphaphu (ANC)

| leader_title2 = Chief Whip

| leader_name2 = Andile Marasi (ANC)

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 1841

| population_footnotes = {{cite web | title=Ndlambe (Local Municipality, South Africa) | website=City Population | date=2022-02-02 | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/eastern_cape/EC105__ndlambe/ | access-date=2024-08-29}}

| population_total = 87,797

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_rank =

| population_density_km2 = auto

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

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}

| demographics1_info1 = 68.2%

| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}

| demographics1_info2 = 7.6%

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

| demographics1_info3 = 0.4%

| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}

| demographics1_info4 = 23.0%

| 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 |access-date=27 September 2015}}

| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Xhosa}}

| demographics2_info1 = 72.9%

| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|English}}

| demographics2_info2 = 12.5%

| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}

| demographics2_info3 = 11.9%

| demographics2_title4 =

| demographics2_info4 = %

| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}

| demographics2_info5 = 2.7%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code

| blank_info_sec1 = EC105

| footnotes =

}}

Ndlambe Municipality ({{langx|xh|uMasipala wase Ndlambe}}; {{langx|af|Ndlambe Munisipaliteit}}) is a local municipality within the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Its capital is Port Alfred. It is a predominantly rural area with agriculture and tourism dominating the economy.[http://www.valleyofhope.org.za/service_plan.htm Valley of Hope, retrieved 15 September 2008.]

It encompasses the towns of Kenton-on-Sea, Boknesstrand, Bathurst, Boesmansriviermond, Alexandria, and Cannon Rocks.[http://www.doh.gov.za/department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/ec-municipal.html Department of Home Affairs website, retrieved 15 September 2008.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111202501/http://www.doh.gov.za/department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/ec-municipal.html |date=11 January 2010 }}

Politics

{{main|Ndlambe Local Municipality elections}}

The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 eleven seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ndlambe |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/EC105 |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}

{{Election results

|firstround=Ward |secondround=List

|party1=African National Congress |votes1=9602 |votes1_2=9545 |seats1=8 |seats1_2=3 |totseats1=11

|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=5519 |votes2_2=5501 |seats2=2 |seats2_2=4 |totseats2=6

|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=2658 |votes3_2=2688 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=3 |totseats3=3

|party4=African Christian Democratic Party |votes4=424 |votes4_2=378 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0

|party5=African Transformation Movement |votes5=30 |votes5_2=51 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0

|invalid=205 |invalid2=275

|electorate=33201 |electorate2=33201

}}

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]

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

Alexandria[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20501 20501]3.843,087Afrikaans
Bathurst[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20502 20502]8.45600English
Boknesstrand[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20503 20503]1.09216Afrikaans
Cannon Rocks[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20504 20504]1.79209English
Ekuphumleni[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20505 20505]1.103,619Xhosa
Kasuka[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20506 20506]1.1796Xhosa
Kenton-on-Sea[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20507 20507]7.455,266Xhosa
Kleinemonde[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20508 20508]5.7418Xhosa
Kwanonqubela[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20509 20509]0.814,626Xhosa
Nkwenkwezi[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20511 20511]3.3514,673Xhosa
Nolukhanyo[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20512 20512]1.224,961Xhosa
Port Alfred[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20513 20513]19.026,287English
Remainder of the municipality[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20510 20510]1,945.7911,833Xhosa

Corruption and financial mismanagement

The municipality is one of the few in the Eastern Cape not to have been flagged for audit irregularities. However, the Hawks are investigating allegations of corruption, and the municipality has been flagged by the Public Protector for poor service delivery, including unfixed potholes, unusable toilets, and braai areas in poor condition, with the municipality claiming to have insufficient funds. In December 2023, the council awarded a R700,000 contract for a one-day music festival, with the local residents association expressing shock at the expense.{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Estelle |date=2023-12-03 |title=Struggling E Cape municipality approves R700,000 for Christmas Eve concert |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-03-struggling-eastern-cape-municipality-approves-r700000-for-christmas-eve-music-festival/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}

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