Checked 27 October 2026
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What does the evidence show?
Why it is Verified
The housing list is the council's record of people waiting for a home. The Auditor-General's 2024-25 report lists this finding for Buffalo City. It lists the same finding for four other metros: the City of Johannesburg, eThekwini, Mangaung and Nelson Mandela Bay. The report does not say how many people were affected.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 170 (PDF page 174), list under 'We highlight the main findings we reported to the accounting officers of metros related to the delivery of housing', bullet 2: 'Long-term registered beneficiaries not allocated housing or removed from register at five metros (Buffalo City, City of Johannesburg, eThekwini, Mangaung and Nelson Mandela Bay).' Printed page 169 (PDF page 173), paragraph 4: the 2024-25 audit of 12 metro housing projects.
What did the council do, and when?
Who ran the council
Mayor: Princess Faku (ANC). Council run by ANC. From Mar 2023 to present.
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. Published 27 March 2023.
Where to look: Lead paragraph ('elected as the new Mayor of Buffalo City Metro during the Special Council meeting on Thursday evening 23 March 2023'); paragraph 2 ('takes over from Cllr Xola Pakati who resigned on Monday 20 March')
SABC News. Published 23 March 2023.
Where to look: Paragraph 1 (Faku elected; Pakati 'resigned on Monday'; the ANC PEC 'recalled Pakati two weeks ago citing poor audit outcomes, wasteful expenditure and failure to collect revenue'); paragraph 3 ('62 votes against the 22 for Bentley'); paragraph 5 (EFF did not vote). Paragraph 2 is a linked video title.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 22 November 2021.
Where to look: Page 3 of 4, seat table: 'AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 61 43 18' (total, ward, PR seats); page 4: 'Total Party Seats 100 50 50'. Printed on 2021/11/22.
Daily Maverick. Published 1 October 2026.
Where to look: Buffalo City mayoral candidates section: 'The ANC has yet to confirm its candidate. The ANC has offered incumbent mayor Princess Faku, former deputy minister Nocawe Mafu, Simphiwe Dzengwa and Ncedo Kumbaca as its potential candidates.'
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