Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Alfred Nzo is one of the 6 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 801 344 people speak Xhosa. The district code is DC44.It is named after Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo, a former secretary-general of the African National Congress and minister of foreign affairs in Nelson Mandela's cabinet from 1994 to 1999.GeographyThe Alfred Nzo District Municipality contains the following towns: Mount Frere, Mount Ayliff, Maluti and Matatiele. It is the smallest and one of the poorest districts in the province.NeighboursAlfred Nzo is surrounded by: the kingdom of Lesotho to the north Sisonke District (DC43) to the north-east Ugu District (DC21) to the east OR Tambo District (DC15) to the south Joe Gqabi District (DC14) to the westLocal municipalitiesThe district contains the following local municipalities: