Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about KwaDukuza come from
Every fact on the KwaDukuza 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 29 May 2026: KwaDukuza mayor Siduduzo Gumede described the 2026/27 budget that the council adopted as 'balanced, funded, legally compliant'.
The Post. Published 29 May 2026.
Where to look: Paragraphs 9-10 ('KwaDukuza mayor Siduduzo Gumede described the adopted budget...')
As of 15 Sep 2025: KwaDukuza has had no deputy mayor since Njabulo Cele resigned in July 2025 at the ANC's instruction. A party source said the ANC would not fill the post until after the 2026 elections. In August 2025, the council voted only for Mayor Sduduzo Gumede.
Daily News. Published 15 September 2025.
Where to look: Paragraphs 1-3 and 7
As of 31 Aug 2025: Siduduzo Gumede of the ANC was elected mayor at a special council meeting and sworn in. The DA's Privi Makhan was the other candidate. The council was to work without a deputy mayor.
Daily News. Published 31 August 2025.
Where to look: paragraphs 2, 7 and 10
As of 31 Aug 2025: S'duduzo Gumede of the ANC was elected mayor. A DA councillor gave the vote as 38 for the ANC candidate, 9 for the DA and 10 for the Independent Alliance. An ActionSA councillor said the ANC candidate's 38 votes came with support from the EFF, IFP, ATM, AIC and MK Party.
The Mercury. Published 31 August 2025.
Where to look: paragraphs 4, 5 and 11 (vote figures and partners as stated by DA and ActionSA councillors)
As of 30 Jun 2025: O L Nhaca was mayor until October 2024, and M E Ngidi was mayor from November 2024 to June 2025. S L Cele was deputy mayor and G Govender was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). This is from the audited annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor) for the year ended 30 June 2025.
KwaDukuza Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: General Information, Members of the Council list
As of 3 Nov 2024: ANC mayor Lindi Nhaca was removed in a no-confidence vote. The ANC moved the vote, and the IFP and EFF supported it. The DA, ActionSA and the Independent Alliance opposed the motion.
Sunday Tribune. Published 3 November 2024.
Where to look: paragraphs 1 and 8
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 59 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: 28 (26 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 9 (3 ward, 6 party). ActionSA: 5 (0 ward, 5 party). Independent Alliance: 5 (0 ward, 5 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 4 (0 ward, 4 party). Inkatha Freedom Party: 4 (0 ward, 4 party). African Christian Democratic Party: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). African Independent Congress: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). African Transformation Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). uMkhonto weSizwe Party: 1 (1 ward, 0 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 59 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 KwaDukuza 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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