Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Emakhazeni come from
Every fact on the Emakhazeni 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: N.A. Mashele (ANC) is executive mayor. The council page lists the speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) as an ANC councillor. It lists the whip (the councillor who keeps a party's members voting together) and all MMCs (members of the mayoral committee) as ANC councillors.
Emakhazeni Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: 'Executive Committee, Ward Councillors and PR Councillors' list: 'Cllr NA Mashele Executive Mayor Party: ANC' (undated, read 2026-10-18)
As of 16 Oct 2026: Nomhle Adelaide Mashele is executive mayor.
Mpumalanga Provincial Government. Page is undated.
Where to look: Municipalities table (page 1 of 3), row 'Emakhazeni Local Municipality', column 'Executive mayor'. The table is undated (footer 'Copyright 2026'); it names mayors elected in late 2024, so it was updated no earlier than Nov 2024. Read 2026-10-16. Party not shown.
As of 2 Sep 2025: Cllr N.A. Mashele is executive mayor. Cllr S.L. Ndinisa has been speaker since August 2023. Both are from the ANC, 'the majority party in council'.
Emakhazeni Local Municipality. Published 2 September 2025.
Where to look: Chapter 2, Political Governance, paragraph 2 and councillor table
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 15 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: pp. 1-2 of 2 (party table on p. 2 of 2), seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 10 (8 ward, 2 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 3 (0 ward, 3 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 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 15 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 Emakhazeni a qualified audit opinion 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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