EThekwini Expands To 112 Wards After Council Endorses – Xavier Radio Ug

On Wednesday, the eThekwini Municipality announced that they had expanded their 111 wards to 112, a trade residing to raise assemble after the 2026/27 native government elections. ‘The extra ward will most seemingly be located in the northern keep of the municipality,” the assertion learn.
This follows the announcement by the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) in December final One year that they had performed numerous the wards for the Electoral Price, with eThekwini and the neighbouring uMkhambathini Municipality being one of the necessary holdouts.
The Electoral Price acknowledged that the prestigious wards from the four KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) municipalities would not possess an label on the upcoming elections.
The unusual boundary adjustments consist of the Mophela space in eThekwini’s Ward 5 and a half of Ward 105 being integrated into the neigbouring uMkhambathini Municipality to raise assemble after the 2026 elections.
Executive Director in the Space of job of the Metropolis Manager Sipho Cele acknowledged the eThekwini Municipality will coordinate with uMkhambathini Municipality on the transfer of sources including a cemetery previously managed by eThekwini.

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