# Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), formerly Mbizana Municipality, is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is named after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist and wife of President Nelson Mandela.
It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.

## Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km$^2$) | Population | Most spoken language |
| Amadiba | 23001 | 433.70 | 28,421 | Xhosa |
| Amandela | 23002 | 8.78 | 2,297 | Xhosa |
| Amandengane | 23003 | 46.81 | 3,583 | Xhosa |
| Amangutyana | 23004 | 286.10 | 35,871 | Xhosa |
| Amantshangase | 23005 | 108.38 | 7,104 | Xhosa |
| Amapisi | 23006 | 122.89 | 9,909 | Xhosa |
| Bala | 23007 | 18.03 | 3,935 | Xhosa |
| Bizana | 23008 | 23.96 | 4,110 | Xhosa |
| Imizizi | 23009 | 541.81 | 67,728 | Xhosa |
| Ntlenzi | 23010 | 360.60 | 31,706 | Xhosa |
| Ntshamate | 23011 | 15.02 | 3,706 | Xhosa |
| Isikelo | 23012 | 345.75 | 41,453 | Xhosa |
| Xesibe | 23013 | 100.00 | 5,594 | Xhosa |

## Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 45,160 | 73.74 | 32 | 45,302 | 74.42 | 16 | 48 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 4,227 | 6.90 | 0 | 4,239 | 6.96 | 5 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,082 | 6.66 | 0 | 4,300 | 7.06 | 4 | 4 |
| | Socialist Party of South Africa | 1,470 | 2.40 | 0 | 1,463 | 2.40 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,070 | 1.75 | 0 | 1,125 | 1.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,111 | 3.45 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 980 | 1.60 | 0 | 988 | 1.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 760 | 1.24 | 0 | 882 | 1.45 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 86 | 0.14 | 0 | 1,166 | 1.92 | 1 | 1 |
| | Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | 526 | 0.86 | 0 | 502 | 0.82 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 471 | 0.77 | 0 | 457 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| | Batho Pele Movement | 243 | 0.40 | 0 | 229 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 60 | 0.10 | 0 | 219 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 61,246 | 100.00 | 32 | 60,872 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,246 | 98.27 | | 60,872 | 97.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,077 | 1.73 | | 1,280 | 2.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 62,323 | 100.00 | | 62,152 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 133,323 | 46.75 | | 133,323 | 46.62 | | |

## Births

Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of:
* Oliver Tambo (1917–1993), born in the village of Nkantolo, South African anti-apartheid politician
* Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936-2018), born in the village of Mbhongweni, South African ANC Women's League leader
* Babalo Madikizela, born in the village of Mbhongweni, South African politician & MEC.
* Siphosakhe Ntiya-ntiya, born in Mandzayoni village, he is a South African football player who. currently play for Sekhukhune United, former senior and junior Kaizer Chiefs player.

## Logos

| 2011 - 2020 | 2021–present |

## Touristic attractions

* Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
* Mbizana Nature Reserve
* OR Tambo Cultural Village
* OR Tambo Monument
* Wild Coast Sun Resort
* Umtentu sanctuary

## Fauna and flora

* Ficus bizanae is a Southern African indigenous tree.