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The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ( Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseThekwini) is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. As of 2011, the majority of its 3,442,361 inhabitants spoke isiZulu .
Durban ( / ˈdɜːrbən / DUR-bən; Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") [a] is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is South Africa's busiest ...
Since 2000 (eThekwini Municipality) Obed Mlaba, 1996–2011; James Nxumalo, 2011–2016 ; Zandile Gumede, 2016–2019; Mxolisi Kaunda, 2019–present; See also. Timeline of Durban; Metropolitan municipality (South Africa) References
Mxolisi Kaunda. Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda (born 13 September 1972) is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal serving as the Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality since 2019. He was the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison from 2016 to 2019 and a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2009 to 2019.
26 June: Natal Railway (Market Square-Customs Point) begins operating in Durban. [1] Indian workers begin to arrive in Durban. [4] 1863 - Population: approximately 5,000 (3,390 white, 1,380 black and 230 Asian). [6] 1865 - Sites for Albert Park and Victoria Park established. [7] 1866 - Durban High School was founded.
eThekwini may refer to: Durban, South Africa, in the Zulu language, from itheku meaning "Ocean & bay lagoon. eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, a metropolitan municipality created in 2000 that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. Category: Disambiguation pages.
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Zandile Ruth Thelma Gumede (born 12 May 1961) is a South African who has been serving as a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2020. She served as the Executive Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality from 2016 until 2019. Gumede is a member of the African National Congress. And the current Chair Person of the ...
eThekwini elections. The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality council consists of 222 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 111 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 111 wards, while the remaining 111 are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the ...
The Zulu people are a South African ethnic group. Many Zulu musicians have become a major part of South African music, creating a huge influence in the music industry. A number of Zulu-folk derived styles have become well known across South Africa and abroad. Zulu music has dominated many genres in South Africa, especially house music, folk ...