| Msinga | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | uMzinyathi |
| Seat: | Tugela Ferry |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 19 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | IFP |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Felinkosi Joshua Sikhakhane |
| Area Total Km2: | 2501 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 177577 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.6% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 96.1% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | % |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | KZN244 |
Msinga Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Msinga) is a local municipality within the Umzinyathi District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Zulu: Msinga is an isiZulu word meaning "a current in the sea where air movement causes ripples on top of the water surface and ends up influencing the nearby climatic conditions through its breeze".[4] The municipality is largely located in deep gorges of the Tugela and Buffalo rivers, isolated from the immediate surrounding municipal areas.[5] The population dynamics result in a growing rural area and a declining urban area in the municipality, contrary to most other areas in the country.[5] This can be attributed to the fact that the urban areas of municipality are very small and are unable to provide the normal range of goods and services provided in urban areas.[5]
It is a poverty stricken area with few economic resources and little economic activity. Social services and private households generate 29% of the income for the area.[5]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52201 | 85.54 | 9,655 | ||
| 52202 | 371.75 | 30,307 | ||
| 52203 | 367.35 | 41,560 | ||
| 52204 | 9.63 | 753 | ||
| 52205 | 9.75 | 108 | ||
| 52206 | 10.80 | 1,099 | ||
| 52207 | 5.49 | 457 | ||
| 52209 | 151.80 | 19,160 | ||
| 52210 | 4.02 | 1,756 | ||
| 52211 | 3.90 | 1,772 | ||
| 52212 | 93.45 | 5,849 | ||
| 52213 | 8.93 | 1,135 | ||
| 52214 | 7.01 | 998 | ||
| 52215 | 628.90 | 50,867 | ||
| 52216 | 6.07 | 694 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 52208 | 737.60 | 1,850 |
See main article: Msinga Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of forty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of twenty-seven seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[7]