Dutywa – a place of disorder

Found in the Mbhashe Municipality in the Amathole District, Dutywa, formerly known as Idutwya, holds a significance of its own. The little town, found in 1858, is the birthplace of former South African President, Thabo Mbeki.

Dutywa, which is named what the Dutywa River, a tributary of the Mbhashe River, is a xhosa name meaning “a place of order.” It is home to 11, 076 people, 96,6% of who are Black African (Xhosa).

Town: Dutywa
City: East London
Province: Eastern Cape
Municipality: Mbhashe Municipality / Amathole District
Population: 11 076

Mbashe Municipality (under which Dutywa falls)

Mbhashe is predominantly rural, consisting of low-density rural settlements surrounded by communal areas used for agriculture and grazing. There are high levels of unemployment, poverty and dependency, which will increase if employment opportunities are not created for the large youthful population. The local economy is dominated by the community services sector, in terms of both GVA and employment. Mbhashe is the most grant-dependent local economy in the Eastern Cape, and has one of the lowest levels of productivity. In spite of the shortage of skills, however, there has been a growth in formal employment.

Employment by Industry (% of Labour force)

Agriculture ……………………………………………………402 (0.3%)
Mining / quarrying ………………………………………….103 (0.1%)
Manufacturing ………………………………………………593 (0.5%)
Electricity / gas / water supply …………………………..54 (0.0%)
Construction …………………………………………………448 (0.4%)
Wholesale / retail trade ………………………………..2,146 (1.7%)
Transport / storage / communication ………………..206 (0.2%)
Financial / insurance / real estate …………………..1,174 (0.5%)
Community / social / personal services …………..2,843 (2.3%)
Private households / other ………………………….11,874 (4.6%)

Population by Monthly Income (incl Social Grants) (% of population)

R 204 801 or more…………………………………………….0 (0.0%)
R 102 401 – R 204 800………………………………….124 (0.0%)
R 51 201 – R 102 400……………………………………….0 (0.0%)
R 25 601 – R 51 200……………………………………..170 (0.1%)
R 12 801 – R 25 600……………………………………..408 (0.2%)
R 6 401 – R 12 800…………………………………….2,768 (1.1%)
R 3 201 – R 6 400………………………………………3,478 (1.4%)
R 1 601 – R 3 200………………………………………3,867 (1.5%)
R 801 – R 1 600……………………………………..32,606 (12.7%)
R 401 – R 800…………………………………………..15,222 (6.0%)
R 1 – R 400…………………………………………….27,084 (10.6%)
No income…………………………………………….166,165 (64.9%)

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