Mbizana Local Municipality
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Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality
in OR Tambo District
in the Wild Coast Region
of the Eastern Cape
in South Africa
. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa
.
The seat of the municipality is Bizana, the 38th largest city in South Africa, with a population of 279,739. It is situated along the R61 regional road.
, two people were killed and several others injured when a bomb, set up by Phumzile Mayaphi, exploded at the Wild Coast Casino in Bizana. Mayaphi was charged and found guilty of murder and sabotage, and was sentenced to death on 12 May 1989. The African National Congress
denied responsibility for the attack.
, but after the 2011 municipal election it will be transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality
.
Local municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
in OR Tambo District
OR Tambo District Municipality
OR Tambo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of OR Tambo is Mthatha . The vast majority of its 1 676 463 people speak Xhosa . The district is named after Oliver Tambo...
in the Wild Coast Region
Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape
The Wild Coast is one of the four regions of the Eastern Cape, a province of South Africa. The region stretches from its border with Buffalo City in the south to the Mthamvuna River near Port Edward in the north...
of the Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa
Xhosa language
Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...
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The seat of the municipality is Bizana, the 38th largest city in South Africa, with a population of 279,739. It is situated along the R61 regional road.
1986 bombing
On 18 April 19861986 in South Africa
-January:* A Soweto man throws a grenade at 3 policemen, police retaliate and kill the man* 4 January - Two people are killed and two others injured when their vehicle hit an anti-tank land mine at Stockpoort in the Ellisras area not far from the Botswana border...
, two people were killed and several others injured when a bomb, set up by Phumzile Mayaphi, exploded at the Wild Coast Casino in Bizana. Mayaphi was charged and found guilty of murder and sabotage, and was sentenced to death on 12 May 1989. The African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
denied responsibility for the attack.
Settlements in the municipality
- Amadiba
- Amandela
- Amandengane
- Amangutyana
- Amantshangase
- Amapisi
- Bala
- BizanaBizana, Eastern CapeBizana is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Mbizana Local Municipality....
- Fort Donald
- Imizizi, Madadana
- Magusheni
- Mzamba
- Ngabeni
- Ntlenzi
- Ntshamate
- Redoubt
- Tsikelo
- Xesibe
Births
Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of:- Oliver TamboOliver TamboOliver Reginald Tambo was a South African anti-apartheid politician and a central figure in the African National Congress .-Biography:Oliver Tambo was born in Bizana in eastern Pondoland in what is now Eastern Cape...
(1917-1993), born in the village of Nkantolo, South African anti-apartheid politician - Winnie Madikizela-MandelaWinnie Madikizela-MandelaWinnie Madikizela-Mandela is a South African politician who has held several government positions and headed the African National Congress Women's League. She is currently a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee...
(1936-), born in the village of Mbongweni, South African ANC Women's League leader
Touristic attractions
- Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
- Mbizana Nature Reserve
- OR Tambo Cultural Village
- OR Tambo Monument
Government
The Mbizana Municipality is governed by a 50-member council, and is divided into 25 electoral wards. It is currently part of the OR Tambo District MunicipalityOR Tambo District Municipality
OR Tambo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of OR Tambo is Mthatha . The vast majority of its 1 676 463 people speak Xhosa . The district is named after Oliver Tambo...
, but after the 2011 municipal election it will be transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality
Alfred Nzo District Municipality
Alfred Nzo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 550 392 people speak Xhosa...
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