Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Dannhauser come from
Every fact on the Dannhauser 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
As of 31 Aug 2025: Cllr B.A. Radebe was mayor and Cllr B.T.D. Langa was deputy mayor. Cllr S.W. Ndlela was speaker from December 2024. This is from the audited 2024/25 annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor).
National Treasury. Published 31 August 2025.
Where to look: General Information, Mayoral Committee / Councillors list (parties not shown)
As of 15 Aug 2025: KZN COGTA confirmed that Councillor Bongani Hadebe is the duly elected and lawfully recognised mayor of Dannhauser. It also said that claims by another person to hold the office have no legal standing.
KwaZulu-Natal COGTA. Published 15 August 2025.
Where to look: statement paragraphs 2-3 (statement dated 15 Aug 2025, posted 25 Aug 2025; party not stated)
As of 29 Apr 2025: In April 2025, three ANC councillors backed an IFP motion that removed speaker Sibusiso Myaka of the Community Freedom Party. One of the three was deputy mayor Busisiwe Langa. Myaka's party governed with the ANC. The IFP won the post of speaker, and Langa was elected deputy mayor in exchange. The ANC expelled the three.
Sunday World. Published 29 April 2025.
Where to look: lead paragraph and 'ANC orders disregarded' section, paragraphs 1-3
As of 23 Jun 2023: In June 2023, the ANC moved to replace IFP mayor Sibusiso Kunene. The EFF and two smaller parties helped the ANC. The ABC and CPF had earlier been allied with the IFP. They had helped the IFP take the council from the ANC in November 2021.
IOL. Published 23 June 2023.
Where to look: paragraphs 2-5 (the takeover was reported as planned, not yet completed)
As of 9 Nov 2021: Bongani Alpheus Radebe was elected as an ANC ward councillor in Dannhauser in 2021. The ward is 52504011.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: KwaZulu-Natal, KZN254 - Dannhauser, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, ward 52504011, RADEBE BONGANI ALPHEUS
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 25 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). African National Congress: 9 (6 ward, 3 party). Inkatha Freedom Party: 9 (7 ward, 2 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 3 (0 ward, 3 party). Abantu Batho Congress: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Community Freedom Party: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Democratic Alliance: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Team Sugar South Africa: 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 25 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 Dannhauser 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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