ABOUT US
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is a local municipality situated in the District of OR Tambo District Municipality in the inland of Eastern Cape Province in Republic of South Africa.
The Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged.
The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because he was seen as a unifying figure to the people of both Mthatha and Mqanduli and was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of South Africa. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality is having its main offices at the City of Mthatha and its satellite offices are located at Mqanduli.
The Municipality comprises two magisterial areas, viz. Mthatha and Mqanduli and their surrounding rural areas. The municipality is largely rural in character, with the urban areas concentrated around the towns. It covers 3 027 km2 and had a population of 451 710 people in 2011, rising to 476 558 in 2022. The number of households in 2011 was 104 878, and this increased to 114 580 in 2022. The Municipality currently has 37 wards, as against 36 prior 2021 local government elections.
It is composed of a range of settlement forms and land uses, namely, urban areas, rural settlements, privately owned farms, and small holdings. Neighbouring local municipalities (LM) are Nyandeni LM to the East, Mhlontlo LM to the North, Dr. AB Xuma LM to the West, and Mbhashe LM to the South.
KSD Municipality is characterised by a large rural population as compared to its urban population, yet the Municipality is highly dependent on the tertiary sector. This tertiary sector is leaning more towards community services than in skilled and advanced professions such
as banking and finance as with the case with globally competitive economies. KSD’s income
base shows a variety of income streams where more than 50% of the income is generated
within the Municipality through property tax, sale of services and municipal own income.
VISION
A developmental people centered municipality spearheading RADICAL economic transformation in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner
MISSION
To provide high quality services, socio-economic transformation, safe and sustainable livelihoods based on sound governance and commitment to meaningful public participation and protection of the environment. Shaping KSD to become “a municipality of choice to visit, invest, live and work”
