Checked 27 October 2026
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A metro police is the city's own police force. Buffalo City planned one in 2011 and applied for it in 2012, the Daily Dispatch reported in 2015. The city's 2024-25 annual report says it still does not exist. No one outside the city has confirmed that since 2015.
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. Published 1 February 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 442 (PDF page 442): 'It is important to note that the BCMM Police Service has not yet been established. Therefore, BCMM will report on Traffic Services, Law Enforcement Services, and Security Services separately.'
Daily Dispatch. Published 27 November 2015.
Where to look: Paragraph 4 ('The council adopted the plan to merge law enforcement and traffic services and turn them into metro police in 2011, when BCM became a metro'); paragraph 5 (application 'first submitted to safety and liaison MEC Sauls-August in August 2012'). Paragraph 1 is 'Buffalo City is forging ahead...' after the photo caption.
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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