Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is one of eight Metropolitan (or Category A) municipalities in South Africa. It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape province, and comprises the city of Port Elizabeth, the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area.

The name "Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality" was chosen to honour former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, although there is no geographical feature in the area by that name.

History
In 2001, the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality was formed as an administrative area covering Port Elizabeth, the neighbouring towns of Uitenhage]] and [[Despatch and the surrounding agricultural areas.

2001 Census
As of the census of 2001, there were 1,005,776 people and 260,798 households in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. The official estimate of population in 2007 was 1,050,930.

2007 Census
In the 2007 census, 60.4% of respondents described themselves as Black African, 22.6% Coloured, 16.1% White and 0.9% Indian/Asian.

The largest religious groupings are: Christian(89.4% of residents), No Religion (6.1%), Muslim (1.5%), Jewish (0.4%) and Hindu (0.3%).

57.3% of the residents speak IsiXhosa as their mother tongue. Afrikaans is the mother tongue of 29.7%, and English is 12.1%.


 * 16.0% of all households are single-person.
 * The average household size is 3.86.
 * The median age is 26 years.
 * For every 100 females there are 91.2 males.
 * 28.2% of the population aged 15–65 is unemployed.
 * The median annual income of working adults aged 15–65 is R21 837 ($3,282).

2011 Census

 * Total population: 1 152 115
 * Unemployment Rate: 36.6%
 * No. of Households: 324 292
 * Average household size: 3.6 rooms
 * Female Headed households: 40.6%
 * Formal Dwellings: 87.2%
 * Housing owned/payed off: 61.4%
 * Household Services
 * Flush Toilet: 87.4%
 * Weekly Refuse Removal: 82.9%
 * Piped water inside dwelling: 74.1%
 * Electricity for lighting: 90.5%

IDP
According to the 2009 edition of the municipality's 2006-2011 Integrated Development Plan, manufacturing is the single largest contributor to the local economy (33%), followed by community services (27%). Tourism represents a key sector of the economy that has increasingly contributed to job creation in recent years, thanks in large part to the municipality's seaside location and its abundance of unspoiled beaches, of which four carry Blue Flag status.

100% of households have access to a source of water within a 200 m radius. 91% of households have access to a basic level of sanitation. 100% of households within the urban boundary have access to a basic level of solid waste removal, and 97% of households in formally demarcated municipal residential areas have access to a basic level of electricity. The municipality has 41 permanent and satellite clinics, 13 mobile clinics, eight hospitals, 22 libraries, 31 community and municipal halls, 79 sports facilities, 19 beaches, 18 pools, 273 schools, one university (the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), four technical colleges and two Further Education and Training institutions.

Government
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is governed by a 120-member council, and is divided into 60 electoral wards. The council is elected by a system of mixed-member proportional representation, in which 60 councillors are elected, one from each ward, by first-past-the-post voting, while the other 60 are chosen from party lists to ensure overall proportionality in party representation.

The council has been dominated by the African National Congress since its inception. The South African municipal election on 18 May 2011, however, was closely contested; the ANC retained a narrow majority after losing seats to the Democratic Alliance and the Congress of the People.

The following table shows the resulting makeup of the council:

Executive Mayors

 * Nceba Christopher Faku: 1995 to 2001 and 2001 to 2006
 * Nondumiso Maphazi: 2006 to 20 November 2009
 * Zanoxolo Goodman Wayile: 29 November 2009 to present

Main places
The South African National Census of 2001|2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: