The Ugu District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase Ugu) is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Ugu is isiZulu for "coast". It governs the KZN South Coast and its seat is Port Shepstone. The majority of its 722,484 inhabitants spoke isiZulu as of 2011. The district code is DC21.
Ugu aka indawo engenamanzi | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location of Ugu District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Coordinates: 30°45′S 30°26′E / 30.750°S 30.433°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Port Shepstone |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sikhumbuzo Issac Mqadi |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,047 km2 (1,949 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 722,484 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 90.6% |
| • White | 4.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 82.7% |
| • English | 8.3% |
| • Xhosa | 4.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC21 |
The largest towns in the municipality are Port Shepstone, Margate, Umzinto, Scottburgh and Harding.
Geography
editThe boundaries of the Ugu District Municipality which covers an area of 5866 square kilometres, coincide with the boundaries of the geographical area of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. The municipality stretches 112 kilometres along the coast from Scottburgh in the north to Port Edward in the south and Harding in the west (interior).[3]
The municipality is 84% rural and 16% urban which is the pillar of its successful economy. The municipality consists of eighty one (81) municipal wards, which are in its local municipalities, namely Ray Nkonyeni, Umzumbe, Umdoni and Umuziwabantu. The region also includes forty two (42) traditional authorities.[3]
Topography
editBeing a coastal strip, the topography generally falls towards the coast and is segmented by many water courses (streams/rivers) resulting in numerous hills and valleys as well as very flat areas along the coast.
Mismanagement
editIn 2020, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) released a report in which various corruption-related matters in the municipality were addressed.[4] In the wake of the report the municipal manager, D.D. Naidoo, was removed from his post. The municipality is suffering from poor service delivery as a direct consequence of its poor management and defective tender procedures. The water crises is real and the UGU municipality doesn't respond to complaints raised by the residents. Some parts in the UGU district has no has water for 8 months.[4]
Local municipalities
editThe district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Nkonyeni | 308 675 | 37.70% | Zulu |
| Umzumbe | 193 764 | 27.52% | Zulu |
| uMuziwabantu | 92 322 | 13.11% | Zulu |
| uMdoni | 78 875 | 8.85% | Zulu |
Neighbours
editUgu is surrounded by:
- Umgungundlovu to the north (DC22)
- eThekwini to the north-east (Greater Durban)
- the Indian Ocean to the east
- Alfred Nzo to the south (DC44)
- Harry Gwala to the west (DC43)
Demographics
editThe following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Languages
edit| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| IsiZulu | 588,483 | 82.69% |
| English | 58,801 | 8.26% |
| IsiXhosa | 30,440 | 4.28% |
| Afrikaans | 14,616 | 2.05% |
| IsiNdebele | 7,191 | 1.01% |
| Setswana | 3,441 | 0.48% |
| Sign language | 2,704 | 0.38% |
| Other | 2,198 | 0.31% |
| Sepedi | 1,558 | 0.22% |
| Sesotho | 1,511 | 0.21% |
| Tshivenda | 319 | 0.04% |
| SiSwati | 229 | 0.03% |
| Xitsonga | 214 | 0.03% |
Gender
edit| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 383,323 | 53.06% |
| Male | 339,161 | 46.94% |
Ethnic group
edit| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| African | 654,773 | 90.63% |
| White | 35,723 | 4.94% |
| Indian/Asian | 24,711 | 3.42% |
| Coloured | 6,123 | 0.85% |
| Other | 1,154 | 0.16% |
Age
edit| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 76 009 | 10.80% |
| 005 - 009 | 91 171 | 12.95% |
| 010 - 014 | 94 511 | 13.42% |
| 015 - 019 | 90 364 | 12.84% |
| 020 - 024 | 60 699 | 8.62% |
| 025 - 029 | 49 685 | 7.06% |
| 030 - 034 | 39 537 | 5.62% |
| 035 - 039 | 38 238 | 5.43% |
| 040 - 044 | 32 451 | 4.61% |
| 045 - 049 | 25 936 | 3.68% |
| 050 - 054 | 24 122 | 3.43% |
| 055 - 059 | 19 163 | 2.72% |
| 060 - 064 | 18 861 | 2.68% |
| 065 - 069 | 15 046 | 2.14% |
| 070 - 074 | 13 976 | 1.99% |
| 075 - 079 | 6 998 | 0.99% |
| 080 - 084 | 4 522 | 0.64% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 631 | 0.23% |
| 090 - 094 | 688 | 0.10% |
| 095 - 099 | 291 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 102 | 0.01% |
Politics
editElection results
editElection results for Ugu in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 385 659 [54.78% of total population]
- Total votes: 216 751 [30.79% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 56.20% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 124 925 | 57.64% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 59 740 | 27.56% |
| Democratic Alliance | 17 121 | 7.90% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 3 678 | 1.70% |
| Minority Front | 2 245 | 1.04% |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 715 | 0.79% |
| Independent Democrats | 1 218 | 0.56% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 049 | 0.48% |
| New National Party | 842 | 0.39% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 768 | 0.35% |
| Pan African Congress | 480 | 0.22% |
| SOPA | 448 | 0.21% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 424 | 0.20% |
| EMSA | 382 | 0.18% |
| UF | 380 | 0.18% |
| PJC | 349 | 0.16% |
| CDP | 281 | 0.13% |
| TOP | 265 | 0.12% |
| NA | 183 | 0.08% |
| KISS | 155 | 0.07% |
| NLP | 103 | 0.05% |
| Total | 216 751 | 100.00% |
References
edit- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Ugu District Municipality - Home". ugu.gov.za. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ a b "AfriForum se Margate-tak verwelkom verslag oor Ugu Distriksmunisipaliteit". AfriForum. afriforum.co.za. Retrieved 2 December 2020.