Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
On the council's website, no date shown: Councillor Noncedo Phyllis Zonke, who was deployed (placed in the role) by the ANC, is executive mayor of Inxuba Yethemba.
Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: Executive Mayor page, heading ('Hon. Executive Mayor Cllr. Noncedo Phyllis Zonke') and profile ('deployed by the African National Congress')
As of 21 Apr 2026: Councillor Noncedo Phyllis Zonke is executive mayor of Inxuba Yethemba and a member of the ANC's regional executive committee.
Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality. Published 21 April 2026.
Where to look: Executive Mayor page, heading ('Hon. Executive Mayor Cllr. Noncedo Phyllis Zonke') and profile paragraph ('Regional Executive Committee of the ANC ... Now the Executive Mayor'); page last modified 2026-04-21 according to the site's own page index (wp-json), read 2026-10-18
As of 9 Nov 2021: Noncedo Phyllis Zonke was elected as an ANC PR councillor in Inxuba Yethemba in 2021. A PR councillor has a seat that the party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Eastern Cape, EC131 Inxuba Yethemba, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PR(2)
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 18 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 1 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 10 (5 ward, 5 party). Democratic Alliance: 7 (4 ward, 3 party). Patriotic Alliance: 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 18 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 Inxuba Yethemba a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. That is worse than in 2023-24, when it got an unqualified opinion with findings.
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)
Doubt it can pay its bills
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Inxuba Yethemba in 2024-25. It did not report one the year before.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: p. 50 (PDF page 54), 'Sixty-two municipalities with going concern uncertainty and consecutive years in this position', Eastern Cape, 'Inxuba Yethemba LM' row; p. 49 explains the measure
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