[3] It is bounded on the southeast and south by the Indian Ocean; to the southwest and west by the Nyandeni Local Municipality, and in part the Mnenu River; and to the northwest, north and northeast by the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality (Qaukeni) and in part the Mzintlava River.

[4] The municipality consists of 16 wards and covers a total area of 1239 square kilometers (8800 hectares).

[6] The town of Port St Johns was founded in 1884, taking its name from the earlier Portuguese "Sâo Joâo" at the area was called.

[9] However, the murder of Headman Aaron Majali of Majola on 26 September 1960 by fifteen youths from Ntlanjana and Guduza was definitely related.

In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-one seats on the council.