Kwazulu Natal

Brief Profile

SALGA KZN is a provincial structure of the South African Local Government Association ( SALGA) based in Kwazulu Natal province. The office is the voice of local government, lobbing and advocating on behalf of the 61 municipalities based in the province.   Its existence is anchored on Section 163 of the RSA Constitution and the Organized Local Government Act of 1997.

The Provincial Executive Officer together with management in KZN, lead the administration of the SALGA KZN office with the Provincial Executive Committee providing political leadership. The ultimate authority of the SALGA KZN province resides in its annual Provincial Members Assembly (PMA), which takes place before the National Members Assembly (NMA).

Kwazulu Natal is the biggest province in South Africa, with the highest membership municipalities for SALGA.  It has 61 municipalities in total this included 10 district municipalities and 1 Metro.
The province itself is the biggest province in South Africa.  It is associated with many cultural, natural and historic icons including its famous beaches and surf, Big 5 game reserves and lofty Drakensberg Mountains, its mighty Zulu heritage, colorful Indian culture and great sporting events.
The SALGA KZN Provincial office is situated in the Durban CBD (202 Anton Lembede Street, Durban).
SALGA KZN HIGHLIGHTS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
    SALGA KZN GAMES
It is the Second biggest sporting event of this nature in the country, after the SA games.  Its main aim is to promote social cohesion through sport and improve the life’s of the youth in the communities.  The Games started over 14 years ago with 2 codes of sport, and have grown unbelievably over the years.  Today the SALGA KZN games have 15 codes in total, with over 4000 participants.

MUNICIPALITIES IN KZN - (61)

Metropolitan municipalities

• eThekwini Municipality

Districts Municipalities

• Amajuba District Municipality
• Ilembe District Municipality
• Sisonke District Municipality
• Ugu District Municipality
• uMkhanyakude District Municipality
• uMgungundlovu District Municipality
• uMzinyathi District Municipality
• Uthukela District Municipality
• Uthungulu District Municipality
• Zululand District Municipality

Local Municipalities

• AbaQulusi Municipality
• Big 5 False Bay Municipality
• Dannhauser Municipality
• eDumbe Municipality
• Emadlangeni Municipality
• Emnambithi / Ladysmith Municipality
• Endumeni Municipality
• Ezinqoleni Municipality
• Greater Kokstad Municipality
• Hibiscus Coast Municipality
• Hlabisa Municipality
• Imbabazane Local Municipality
• Impendle Municipality
• Indaka Municipality
• Ingwe Local Municipality
• Jozini Municipality
• Kwa Sani Municipality
• KwaDukuza Municipality
• Mandeni Municipality
• Maphumulo Municipality
• Mbonambi Municipality
• Mkhambathini Municipality
• Mpofana Municipality
• Msinga Municipality
• Msunduzi Municipality
• Mthonjaneni Municipality
• Mtubatuba Municipality
• Ndwedwe Local Municipality
• Newcastle Municipality
• Nkandla Municipality
• Nongoma Local Municipality
• Nquthu Municipality
• Ntambanana Municipality
• Okhahlamba Local Municipality
• Richmond Municipality
• Ubuhlebezwe Municipality
• Ulundi Municipality
• Umdoni Municipality
• Umhlabuyalingana Municipality
• uMhlathuze Local Municipality
• uMlalazi Municipality
• uMngeni Municipality
• uMshwathi Municipality
• Umtshezi Municipality
• Umuziwabantu Municipality
• Umvoti Municipality
• Umzimkulu Municipality
• Umzumbe Municipality
• uPhongolo Municipality
• Vulamehlo Municipality