Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Alfred Duma come from
Every fact on the Alfred Duma page, with the sources we used. We save a copy of each source on the day we read it.
Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
On the council's website, no date shown: The municipality's mayor page is headed 'MAYOR, CLLR Z.J SIBISI'.
Alfred Duma Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: undated, read 2026-10-18 (site lists notices of 2026); page heading (the biography text below it is of a former mayor)
On the council's website, no date shown: Zama Joel Sibisi is mayor and Sizwe Simelane is deputy mayor of Alfred Duma, according to National Treasury's municipal officials list.
National Treasury. Page is undated.
Where to look: undated, read 2026-10-18; rows 'Mayor/Executive Mayor' and 'Deputy Mayor/Executive Mayor' (parties not shown)
As of 29 May 2026: Zama Sibisi is mayor of Alfred Duma Local Municipality.
eNCA. Published 29 May 2026.
Where to look: quote attributed to 'Mayor Zama Sibisi' (party not stated)
As of 17 Feb 2023: Zama Sibisi is mayor of Alfred Duma Local Municipality.
IOL. Published 17 February 2023.
Where to look: paragraph 2 ('The mayor of Alfred Duma local municipality (Ladysmith), Zama Sibisi')
As of 8 Feb 2023: A bid to remove the IFP mayor of Alfred Duma failed after a councillor withdrew from the petition. The article says the EFF had ended its coalition with the IFP. It gives the council as IFP 33, ANC 28, EFF 5 and DA 3, out of 73 seats.
Tonight. Published 8 February 2023.
Where to look: paragraphs 1, 6 and 15
As of 9 Nov 2021: Zama Joel Sibisi was elected in Alfred Duma in 2021. Sibisi was an IFP PR councillor (a seat from the party's list, to match its share of the votes). Sizwe Simelane was elected as the IFP ward councillor for Ward 36.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: KZN238 - Alfred Duma: INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY PR(2) SIBISI ZAMA JOEL; ward 52308036 SIMELANE SIZWE
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 73 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 3 of 3, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). Inkatha Freedom Party: 33 (21 ward, 12 party). African National Congress: 28 (14 ward, 14 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 5 (0 ward, 5 party). Democratic Alliance: 3 (2 ward, 1 party). Abantu Batho Congress: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). African People's Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). National Freedom Party: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). National Peoples Ambassadors: 1 (0 ward, 1 party).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: winning party per ward for every by-election since 2021 (dashboard data files: MapsJason/2021/ByElections.js and LoadCouncillorsService); read 2026-10-18
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: ward councillor rows for this council (party per ward elected in 2021)
The seats now
Who holds the 73 seats now, counted up to 24 Jun 2026. How we count: This is our own count, not an official IEC table. We start with the 2021 party seats from the IEC. Then we add the party that last won each ward, in 2021 or in a by-election. Party seats stay with their party, and councillors can't switch parties. So only ward by-elections change these totals. An empty seat is counted with the party that last held it. The IEC lists by-elections on 5 Oct 2022, but it does not show who won them. So any ward that changed hands that day is not counted.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: winning party per ward for every by-election since 2021 (dashboard data files: MapsJason/2021/ByElections.js and LoadCouncillorsService); read 2026-10-18
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: ward councillor rows for this council (party per ward elected in 2021)
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave Alfred Duma an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: 'Audit outcome for 2024-25' box and the change from 2023-24 under it (audit of separate financial statements, finalised by 30 April 2026)
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