Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality
Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Ubuhlebezwe is an isiZulu name meaning "The Beauty of the Land". The name is derived from Alan Paton's novel, Cry, The Beloved Country.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:| Place | Code | Area | Population |
| Amakhuze | 40.53 | 4,726 | |
| Dlamini/Vusathina Mazulu | 19.13 | 3,532 | |
| Dunge | 47.70 | 2,666 | |
| Ikhwezi/Lokusa | 48.56 | 12,316 | |
| Ixopo | 6.24 | 8,434 | |
| Izimpethu Endlovu | 10.23 | 751 | |
| Mjoli/Mawushe | 72.47 | 12,580 | |
| Nyuswa | 33.78 | 4,063 | |
| Shiyabanye/Nhlangwini | 85.96 | 11,476 | |
| Ukuthula | 20.04 | 10,208 | |
| Vukani | 55.92 | 9,804 | |
| Vumakwenza/Sangcwaba | 94.13 | 4,524 | |
| Remainder of the municipality | 1,091.78 | 16,873 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress won a majority of twenty seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.