Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Ngquza Hill come from
Every fact on the Ngquza Hill 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 8 Jun 2026: Councillor Prudence Nonkosi Pepping is mayor of Ingquza Hill, according to the municipality's 2026/27 IDP.
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality. Published 8 June 2026.
Where to look: p. 100-101 ('Cllr. P. N. Pepping, the Mayor'; 'Political leadership: Her Worship the Mayor – Hon Cllr Prudence Nonkosi Pepping'). Date = PDF creation date; uploaded 12 Jun 2026
As of 20 May 2026: Ingquza Hill mayor Nonkosi Pepping was named to the ANC's 39-member Eastern Cape provincial task team in May 2026.
TimesLIVE. Published 20 May 2026.
Where to look: paragraph listing new additions ('New additions to the provincial leadership are Ingquza Hill municipality mayor Nonkosi Pepping ...')
As of 1 Feb 2026: Councillor P.N. Pepping is mayor of Ngquza Hill.
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality. Published 1 February 2026.
Where to look: p. 7 foreword signature ('CLLR P.N PEPPING, MAYOR'); p. 16 Executive Committee list. Date = upload month (Feb 2026)
As of 9 Nov 2021: Prudence Ntombenkosi Pepping was elected to the Ngquza Hill council as an ANC PR councillor 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, EC153 - Ngquza Hill, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PR(4), PEPPING PRUDENCE NTOMBENKOSI, seat type LC PR
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 64 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: 46 (28 ward, 18 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 6 (0 ward, 6 party). Civic Independent: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). African Independent Congress: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). African People's Convention: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). African Transformation Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). United Democratic Movement: 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 64 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 Ngquza Hill 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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