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Ndwedwe

Quick Fact

Ndwedwe Municipality has a population of 140 820.

-0,27% Growth Rate

Ndwedwe Local Municipality is one of the four local municipalities within the Ilembe District Municipality. It has unique tourism attractions (Zulu Rural Cultural Trail) such as the Nhlangakazi Holy Mountain, which represents a significant cultural and religious attraction.

It also has beautiful mountains such as the Ozwathini Mountain; KwaMatabata Mountain; Carmen Mountain; KwaMkhalanga Mountain and Goqweni Mountain. These mountains accommodate activities such as 4×4 routes; hiking trails, horse trails; camping sites; caravan parks; and birding. Other attractions include the Malangeni Game Reserve; and KwaLoshe Forests (Ecotourism). It has high agricultural potential (e.g. sugar cane and traditional foods).

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People

Quick Fact

22,3% of those aged 20+ had no form of schooling.

Between 2001 and 2011, the population of Ndwedwe Local Municipality declined by 3%. More than 45% of households receive no income, and are dependent on remittances.

In this category of income levels, Ndwedwe Local Municipality is the leading municipality. This means that the unemployment rate has elevated to a level where people begin to rely more on social grants.

Currently, provision is being made through the FET College for alternative forms of education, specifically Adult Basic Education, basic skills training, business skills training, entrepreneurial development and other forms of tertiary education. Census 2011 results show that 1,3% of people aged 20 and above have completed a higher education.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	98,4%
Coloured	0,2%
Indian/Asian	0,7%
White	0,3%
Other	0,5%

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Age	Males	Females
0-4	6,8%	6,6%
5-9	5,9%	5,9%
10-14	6,2%	5,7%
15-19	6,4%	6,3%
20-24	4,5%	4,9%
25-29	3,4%	3,9%
30-34	2,5%	2,7%
35-39	2,2%	2,3%
40-44	1,6%	2,2%
45-49	1,6%	1,6%
50-54	1,5%	2,2%
55-59	1,4%	1,9%
60-64	1,2%	1,8%
65-69	0,7%	1,3%
70-74	0,5%	1%
75-79	0,3%	0,7%
80-84	0,2%	0,7%
85+	0,1%	0,5%

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	0,4%
English	2%
IsiNdebele	1,5%
IsiXhosa	1,9%
IsiZulu	91,6%
Sepedi	0,3%
Sesotho	0,1%
Setswana	0,8%
Sign Language	0,9%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.2%
Not Applicable	0,4%

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Group	Percentage
Married	15%
Living together like married partners	4,6%
Never married	77,1%
Widower/Widow	2,8%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,1%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,5%
Some Primary	44,7%
Completed Primary	6,8%
Some Secondary	32,3%
Completed Secondary	11,9%
Higher Education	0,6%
Not Applicable	0,3%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	0%
Male	0%

Living Conditions

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37,3% household access to electricity for lighting.

In terms of service delivery,most of the people use candles for lighting. Census 2001 indicated that 59% of the population used candles. Regarding formal structures, great improvement has been made.

Census 2001 indicated that 17% of the population lived in formal dwellings, whereas the Census 2011 findings showed an increase to 49% of the population now living in formal dwellings.

Census 2011 indicates that almost 46% of the individual households do not receive any income; they survive through remittances. This is attributed to the high unemployment rate in the municipality. Also, 30% of these households are dependent on child social grants, while 4–15% are dependent on other social grants such as child foster care and old-age grants. Census 2011 also indicates that 53% of the households are headed by females.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	1,5%
Tribal/Traditional	91,8%
Farm	6,7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	76,4%	23,6%
Computer	3,1%	96,9%
Television	35,4%	64,6%
Satellite Television	5,4%	94,6%
Radio	59,9%	40,1%
Landline / Telephone	3%	97%
Motor Car	10,2%	89,8%
Refrigerator	29,1%	70,9%
Electric / Gas-Stove	33,7%	66,3%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	28,3%	22,1%	37,3%
Gas	4,1%	2%	0,8%
Paraffin	7,9%	2,1%	1,4%
Solar	0,2%	0,4%	0,4%
Candles	0%	0%	58,6%
Wood	58,4%	57,3%	0%
Coal	0,7%	2,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	13,7%	1,5%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	1,4%
From Cellphone	16,7%
From Work	1,2%
From Elsewhere	4%
No Access	76,6%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	4,2%
Owned and fully paid off	69,8%
Owned but not yet paid off	10,6%
Occupied rent free	13,6%
Other	1,7%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	42,5%
Borehole	8,4%
Spring	9,4%
Rain water tank	2,2%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	4,1%
River/Stream	27,8%
Water vendor	0,9%
Water tanker	2,1%
Other	2,7%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	6,8%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	4,7%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3,2%
Chemical toilet	29,6%
Pit toilet with ventilation	20,2%
Pit toilet without ventilation	28%
Bucket toilet	1,3%
Other	6,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	2,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,5%
Communal refuse dump	3,4%
Own refuse dump	80,4%
No rubbish disposal	10,9%
Other	1,6%

Economy

Quick Fact

The unemployment rate is at 48,7%.

Unemployment is at 48,7%, and the dependency ratio is 56%. Income levels also indicate a high level of poverty in this area, with 33% households earning no income.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	11312
Unemployed	10759
Discouraged Work Seeker	9233
Not Economically Active	48860

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Income	Percentage
None income	13,1%
R1 - R4,800	5,8%
R4,801 - R9,600	10,7%
R9,601 - R19,600	27,7%
R19,601 - R38,200	25,4%
R38,201 - R76,4000	10,3%
R76,401 - R153,800	3,5%
R153,801 - R307,600	1,9%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,2%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,2%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,1%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	6,728
Poultry production	7,189
Vegetable production	3,992
Production of other crops	2,252
Other	915

**An agricultural household may engage in more than one agricultural activity

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	0
Animals only	7,757
Mixed farming	2,948
Other	305

**An agricultural household may not fall under more than one agricultural activity

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Income category of agricultural households
Annual income category of agricultural household heads	Number
No income	3,820
R1-R4 800	682
R4 801-R38 400	8,124
R38 401-R307 200	614
R307 201+	109
Unspecified	361

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Place names

Places in Ndwedwe Municipality
Abejuti Amatata Bhidakhona Bhulushe Chibini Dalibha Doringkop Emnamane Emtwandle Esigedleni Ezikotshini Glen Mill Glendale Hlomantethe Inkangala Intaphuka Kranskloof Krusfontein KwaDeda KwaMadonsula KwaNgcongangconga KwaNyuswa Kwazini Luthuli Maduna Mahlabathini Manjonjweni Mbhukubhu Mhlugwini Mkhukhuze Mpangisa Msilili Msunduze Mthombisa Nambithani Ndondolo Ndwedwe Ndwedwe NU Newspaper Ngedleni Nhlangwini Nkumba-Nyuswa Nobanga Nonoti Noodberg Nsonono Nsuze Nyonyana Ofantwini Ogunjini Ohlange Sangwana Shangase Shudu Sigedleni Sikeni Sindumbeni Sinembe Sitshikitselweni Tafamasi Tucrose Umdloti Upper Mantungwa Usuthu Wewe Zimpondweni

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	140,820
Young (0-14)	37,1%
Working Age (15-64)	56,9%
Elderly (65+)	6%
Dependency ratio	75,7
Sex ratio	89
Growth rate	-0,27% (2001-2011)
Population density	129 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	48,7%
Youth unemployment rate	58,3%
No schooling aged 20+	22,3%
Higher education aged 20+	2,9%
Matric aged 20+	22,2%
Number of households	29,200
Number of Agricultural households	13,710
Average household size	4,7
Female headed households	52,8%
Formal dwellings	48,5%
Housing owned/paying off	80,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	4,7%
Weekly refuse removal	2,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	9,3%
Electricity for lighting	37,3%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	144,615
Young (0-14)	39,4%
Working Age (15-64)	56,9%
Elderly (65+)	5,6%
Dependency ratio	81,8%
Sex ratio	86
Growth rate	-3,14% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	67,8%
Youth unemployment rate	76,4%
No schooling aged 20+	39,4%
Higher education aged 20+	1,7%
Matric aged 20+	10,5%
Number of households	25,467
Average household size	5,1
Female headed households	51,4%
Formal dwellings	28,9%
Housing owned/paying off	58,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	5,5%
Weekly refuse removal	2,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	2,9%
Electricity for lighting	23,9%

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2001

Economic Stats

Joe de Beer (Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8024
082 888 2600
joedb@statssa.gov.za

Peter Perkins
(Economist)
012 310 8389
082 883 9532
peterp@statssa.gov.za

Social Stats

Gwen Lehloenya(Acting Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8333
083 888 2323
gwenL@statssa.gov.za

Neo Nghenavo
(Director)
012 310 8047
082 888 2613
neon@statssa.gov.za

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Topic	Contact	Alternative Contact
Consumer price index (CPI), Producer price index (PPI), Unit value indices: exports / imports, Construction materials price indices	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Marietjie Bennett (Director) 012 310 8077 082 888 2194 marietjieb@statssa.gov.za
Producer price index (PPI), Unit value index (UVI), Contract price adjustment provisions (CPAP)	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Andrew Rankhumise (Pricipal survey Statistician) 012 406 3304 andrewR@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: national and provincial government	Patrick Naidoo (Chief Director) 012 310 8307 082 888 2509 patrickn@statssa.gov.za	Elizabeth Makhafola (Director) 012 310 8977 082 888 9062 elizabethma@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: local government	Patrick Naidoo (Chief Director) 012 310 8307 082 888 2509 patrickn@statssa.gov.za	Malibongwe Mhemhe (Director) 012 310 6928 082 906 8964 malibongwem@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), production	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Bontlenyana Makhoba(Chief Economist) 012 310 8567 bontlenyanam@statssa.gov.za
Satellite accounts, environmental-economic accounts	Gerhardt Bouwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8241 082 888 2409 gerhardb@statssa.gov.za	Riaan Grobler (Director) 012 310 8321 084 515 2908 riaang@statssa.gov.za
Mining, manufacturing, building, electricity, liquidations, civil cases, capacity utilisation	Gerda Bruwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8249 082 786 3627 gerdab@statssa.gov.za	Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za
Retail, wholesale, motor, food & beverages, tourist accommodation, transport	Gerda Bruwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8249 082 786 3627 gerdab@statssa.gov.za	Keshnee Govender (Director) 012 310 8423 083 689 5341 keshneeg@statssa.gov.za
Annual financial statistics (AFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Amukelani Ngobeni (Director) 012 310 2928 082 677 4536 amukelanin@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly financial statistics (QFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Krisseelan Govinden (Director) 012 310 4651 082 901 7960 krisseelang@statssa.gov.za
Periodic industry surveys (every three to five years)	Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za
Agriculture (annual and periodic)	Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za
Population Statistics (Census and Community Survey)	Christine Khoza (Chief Director) 012 310 2185 071 670 2672 christinek@statssa.gov.za	Angela Ngyende (Chief Statistician) 012 310 4699 079 519 3212 angelan@statssa.gov.za
Demography-Mid-year Population Estimates	Diego Iturralde (Chief Director) 012 310 8922 082 413 2661 diegoi@statssa.gov.za	Chantal Munthree (Chief Statistician) 012 310 6648 082 888 2289 chantalMu@statssa.gov.za
Labour Statistics- Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Desiree Manamela (Director) 012 310 2145 071 681 2768 DesireeM@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)	Peter Buwembo ( Chief Director) 012 310 8655 082 888 2251 peterb@statssa.gov.za	Matlapane Masupye (Deputy Director) 012 310 8168 082 317 5340 matlapanem@statssa.gov.za
Tourism Statistics (Domestic Tourism Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Brenda Mosima (Director) 012 310 8168 082 906 7925 BrendaMo@statssa.gov.za
Crime and Safety Statistics (Victims of Crime Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Joseph Lukhwareni (Director) 012 310 8485 082 888 2486 JosephL@statssa.gov.za
Service Delivery Statistics (General Household Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Niel Roux (Director) 012 310 2939 082 904 7919 NielR@statssa.gov.za
Transport Statistics (National Travel Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Solly Molayi (Director) 012 310 6442 083 440 7035 SollyMol@statssa.gov.za
Gender Statistics	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Mabela (Director) 012 310 8587 082 941 9383 TshepoMab@statssa.gov.za
Mortality & Causes of Death, Perinatal deaths in South Africa, Living conditions survey (LCS), Thematic Health Report, South Africa Demographic and Health Survey	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director)Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Tourism and Migration	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director)Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Registered Births	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director)Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Marriages and Divorces	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director)Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Living Conditions Survey	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Patricia Koka (Director) 012 310 8555 071 680 9545 PatriciaK@statssa.gov.za
Income and Expenditure Survey	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Werner Ruch (Director) 012 310 6318 082 906 7967 wernerr@statssa.gov.za

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