The remaining 88% meet their energy needs using hydrocarbon (coal, gas, and paraffin) and/or biomass (wood, cow-dung, and crop waste).

The task of collecting these have severe social and health costs which accrue primarily to rural women and children.

The airstrip is mainly used by specialist surgeons who visit the local Benedictine Hospital on a regular basis.

The rugged mountainous terrain and the contrasting grass lands of Nongoma provide a scenic quality.

[4] The municipal council consists of forty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.

In the election of 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) lost its majority, winning a plurality of twenty-one seats on the council.