Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 10 Apr 2026: Councillor C.S. Mazuza is mayor of Port St Johns.
Port St Johns Local Municipality. Published 10 April 2026.
Where to look: p. 5 foreword signature ('Cllr. C.S. Mazuza, The Mayor'); p. 18 political leadership
As of 10 Apr 2026: Councillor C. Mazuza has been mayor of Port St Johns since 6 October 2024. The mayor is the chairperson of the executive committee. Mazuza is an ANC PR councillor. A PR councillor has a seat that the party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Councillor N. Mlombile-Cingo (ANC) held the post until August 2024, and Mazuza took over.
Port St Johns Local Municipality. Published 10 April 2026.
Where to look: p. 143, Appendix 'Councillors, Committees Allocated and Council Attendance' ('Cllr N. Mlombile-Cingo ... EXCO Member & chairperson (till August 2024) ... PR-ANC'; 'Cllr C. Mazuza ... Council chairperson (till October 2024), EXCO Member & Chairperson (06 October 2024- to date) ... PR- ANC'); p. 5 foreword signature ('Cllr. C.S. Mazuza, The Mayor')
As of 7 Aug 2024: Nomvuzo Mlombile-Cingo is described as the former Port St Johns mayor and has been sworn in as a councillor at OR Tambo district municipality.
Daily Dispatch. Published 7 August 2024.
Where to look: subtitle and image caption (article body behind sign-in)
As of 9 Nov 2021: Cebisa Sanna Mazuza-Nduku was elected to the Port St Johns council as an ANC PR councillor in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Eastern Cape, EC154 - Port St Johns, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PR(9), MAZUZA-NDUKU CEBISA SANNA, seat type LC PR
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 39 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: 31 (20 ward, 11 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 3 (0 ward, 3 party). African Transformation Movement: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Civic Independent: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Democratic Alliance: 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 39 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 Port St Johns 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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