Izifundazwe ezilithoba zaseNingizimu Afrika zihlukaniswe zaba izifunda ezingama-52, okungaba omasipalakazi noma omasipala besifunda. Bayizinga lesibili lesigaba sokuphatha, ngaphansi kwezifundazwe kanye (uma kwenzeka komasipala besifunda) ngaphezu komasipala bendawo .
Ngenxa yesichibiyelo se-12 soMthethosisekelo ngoDisemba wezi-2005, esashintsha imingcele yezifundazwe, inani lezifunda lehlisiwe lisuka kuma-53. Omunye umphumela wesichibiyelo ukuthi isifunda ngasinye manje sesigcwele esifundazweni esisodwa, ngaleyo ndlela kuqedwe izifunda eziwela imingcele. Izifunda nazo zimboza yonke indawo yezwekazi.
Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zomasipala abasezingeni lesifunda. Ingxenye enkulu yezwe imbozwe omasipala bezifunda abangama-44, abahlukaniswe ngomasipala bendawo futhi babelana ngemithwalo yemfanelo nabo. Izinhlangano ezinkulu eziyisishiyagalombili zasezildaveleni zibuswa omasipalakazi, abasebenza njengomasipala bendawo kanye nomasipala besifunda.
Umasipala wesifunda noma umasipala weSigaba C ungumasipala owenza eminye yemisebenzi kahulumeni wendawo wesifunda. Umasipala wesifunda uzoba nomasipala bezindawo abaningana ngaphansi kwawo, abahlanganyela nawo imisebenzi kahulumeni wendawo. Omasipala besifunda babhekwa njengabalandela imkhandlu Ezinsizakalo Zesifunda (RSC) yangaphambilini.
UMthethosisekelo, kusigaba 155.1.a, uchaza omasipala "beSigaba C". UMthetho Wezinhlaka Zikamasipala uthi izindawo ezingafaneleki ukuba nomasipalakazi kumele zibe nomasipala wesifunda.
Omasipala besifunda banophawu lukamasipala oluqukethe izinhlamvu "DC" ezilandelwa yinombolo kusukela ku-1 kuya kama-48. I-"DC" imelela igama elithi "Imikhandlu yesifunda" egunundayo kwezombusazwe akhethiwe.
Njengamanje bonke omasipala besifunda bahlukaniswe ngokuphelele ngomasipala bendawo. Kodwa-ke, ngaphambi kokuguqulwa kwemingcele yomasipala okwenzeka okhethweni lwangowezi-2011, ezinye izindawo zezwe azizange zibe ngaphansi kwanoma yimuphi umasipala wendawo. Lokhu kwakuvame ukwenzeka ezindaweni ezinenanisamba eliphansi kakhulu, isibonelo iziqiwu zikazwelonke kanye nezabelo zemvelo . Kulezi zindawo, ezaziwa ngokuthi Izindawo Zokuphatha zesifunda, zonke izinkonzo zikahulumeni wendawo zazihlinzekwa ngumasipala wesifunda.
Ibalazwe elilandelayo libonisa izifundazwe nezifunda zaseNingizimu Afrika. Omasipala bezifunda babhalwe ngezinombolo ezihambisana nophawu lwesifunda sawo, kanti omasipalakazi babhalwe ngezinhlamvu ezihambisana namagama abo. Imininingwane eyengeziwe yezifunda ibhalwe kusixwexwe esilandela isithombe.

Map
key |
Name |
Code |
Province |
Seat |
Area
(km2) |
Population
(2016) |
Pop. density
(per km2) |
| 44 |
Alfred Nzo District Municipality |
DC44 |
Eastern Cape |
Mount Ayliff |
10,731 |
867,864 |
80.9 |
| 25 |
Amajuba District Municipality |
DC25 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Newcastle |
7,102 |
531,327 |
74.8 |
| 12 |
Amathole District Municipality |
DC12 |
Eastern Cape |
East London |
21,117 |
880,790 |
41.7 |
| 37 |
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality |
DC37 |
North West |
Rustenburg |
18,333 |
1,657,148 |
90.4 |
| B |
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality |
BUF |
Eastern Cape |
East London |
2,750 |
834,997 |
303.6 |
| 2 |
Cape Winelands District Municipality |
DC2 |
Western Cape |
Worcester |
21,473 |
866,001 |
40.3 |
| 35 |
Capricorn District Municipality |
DC35 |
Limpopo |
Polokwane |
21,705 |
1,330,436 |
61.3 |
| 5 |
Central Karoo District Municipality |
DC5 |
Western Cape |
Beaufort West |
38,854 |
74,247 |
1.9 |
| 13 |
Chris Hani District Municipality |
DC13 |
Eastern Cape |
Komani |
36,407 |
840,055 |
23.1 |
| C |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
CPT |
Western Cape |
Cape Town |
2,446 |
4,005,016 |
1,637.6 |
| J |
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality |
JHB |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
1,645 |
4,949,347 |
3,008.8 |
| T |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
TSH |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
6,298 |
3,275,152 |
520.0 |
| 40 |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality |
DC40 |
North West |
Klerksdorp |
14,671 |
742,821 |
50.6 |
| 39 |
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality |
DC39 |
North West |
Vryburg |
43,764 |
459,357 |
10.5 |
| 32 |
Ehlanzeni District Municipality |
DC32 |
Mpumalanga |
Mbombela |
27,896 |
1,754,931 |
62.9 |
| Ek |
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality |
EKU |
Gauteng |
Germiston |
1,975 |
3,379,104 |
1,710.6 |
| Et |
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality |
ETH |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Durban |
2,556 |
3,702,231 |
1,448.5 |
| 20 |
Fezile Dabi District Municipality |
DC20 |
Free State |
Sasolburg |
20,668 |
494,777 |
23.9 |
| 9 |
Frances Baard District Municipality |
DC9 |
Northern Cape |
Kimberley |
12,836 |
387,741 |
30.2 |
| 4 |
Garden Route District Municipality |
DC4 |
Western Cape |
George |
23,331 |
611,278 |
26.2 |
| 30 |
Gert Sibande District Municipality |
DC30 |
Mpumalanga |
Ermelo |
31,841 |
1,135,409 |
35.7 |
| 43 |
Harry Gwala District Municipality |
DC43 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Ixopo |
10,386 |
510,865 |
49.2 |
| 29 |
iLembe District Municipality |
DC29 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
KwaDukuza |
3,269 |
657,612 |
201.2 |
| 14 |
Joe Gqabi District Municipality |
DC14 |
Eastern Cape |
Barkly East |
25,617 |
372,912 |
14.6 |
| 45 |
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality |
DC45 |
Northern Cape |
Kuruman |
27,322 |
242,264 |
8.9 |
| 28 |
King Cetshwayo District Municipality |
DC28 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Richards Bay |
8,213 |
971,135 |
118.2 |
| 18 |
Lejweleputswa District Municipality |
DC18 |
Free State |
Welkom |
32,287 |
646,920 |
20.0 |
| M |
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality |
MAN |
Free State |
Bloemfontein |
9,886 |
787,803 |
79.7 |
| 33 |
Mopani District Municipality |
DC33 |
Limpopo |
Giyani |
20,011 |
1,159,185 |
57.9 |
| 6 |
Namakwa District Municipality |
DC6 |
Northern Cape |
Springbok |
126,836 |
115,488 |
0.9 |
| N |
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality |
NMA |
Eastern Cape |
Port Elizabeth |
1,957 |
1,263,051 |
645.4 |
| 38 |
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality |
DC38 |
North West |
Mahikeng |
28,114 |
889,108 |
31.6 |
| 31 |
Nkangala District Municipality |
DC31 |
Mpumalanga |
Middelburg |
16,758 |
1,445,624 |
86.3 |
| 15 |
OR Tambo District Municipality |
DC15 |
Eastern Cape |
Mthatha |
12,141 |
1,457,384 |
120.0 |
| 3 |
Overberg District Municipality |
DC3 |
Western Cape |
Bredasdorp |
12,239 |
286,786 |
23.4 |
| 7 |
Pixley ka Seme District Municipality |
DC7 |
Northern Cape |
De Aar |
103,411 |
195,595 |
1.9 |
| 10 |
Sarah Baartman District Municipality |
DC10 |
Eastern Cape |
Port Elizabeth |
58,245 |
479,923 |
8.2 |
| 42 |
Sedibeng District Municipality |
DC42 |
Gauteng |
Vereeniging |
4,173 |
957,528 |
229.5 |
| 47 |
Sekhukhune District Municipality |
DC47 |
Limpopo |
Groblersdal |
13,528 |
1,169,762 |
86.5 |
| 19 |
Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality |
DC19 |
Free State |
Phuthaditjhaba |
32,734 |
779,330 |
23.8 |
| 21 |
Ugu District Municipality |
DC21 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Port Shepstone |
4,791 |
753,336 |
157.2 |
| 22 |
uMgungundlovu District Municipality |
DC22 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Pietermaritzburg |
9,602 |
1,095,865 |
114.1 |
| 27 |
uMkhanyakude District Municipality |
DC27 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Mkuze |
13,855 |
689,090 |
49.7 |
| 24 |
uMzinyathi District Municipality |
DC24 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Dundee |
8,652 |
554,882 |
64.1 |
| 23 |
uThukela District Municipality |
DC23 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Ladysmith |
11,134 |
706,588 |
63.5 |
| 34 |
Vhembe District Municipality |
DC34 |
Limpopo |
Thohoyandou |
25,596 |
1,393,949 |
54.5 |
| 36 |
Waterberg District Municipality |
DC36 |
Limpopo |
Modimolle |
44,913 |
745,758 |
16.6 |
| 1 |
West Coast District Municipality |
DC1 |
Western Cape |
Moorreesburg |
31,119 |
436,403 |
14.0 |
| 48 |
West Rand District Municipality |
DC48 |
Gauteng |
Randfontein |
4,087 |
838,594 |
205.2 |
| 16 |
Xhariep District Municipality |
DC16 |
Free State |
Trompsburg |
34,250 |
125,884 |
3.7 |
| 8 |
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality |
DC8 |
Northern Cape |
Upington |
102,484 |
252,692 |
2.5 |
| 26 |
Zululand District Municipality |
DC26 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Ulundi |
14,799 |
892,310 |
60.3 |
Amaphrojekthi amaningana ayaqhubeka ukuvumelanisa izinsizakalo ezahlukahlukene nemingcele yesifunda. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:
- Izifunda zeMantshi
- Izimvoko zamaphoyisa
Iqembu eliphikisayo elisemthethweni laseNingizimu Afrika, iDemocratic Alliance, likholelwa ukuthi izifunda zengeza uhla lwesine olungadingekile lukahulumeni (phakathi kwezifundazwe nomasipala ) futhi licele ukuba ziqedwe.