Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Siyancuma come from
Every fact on the Siyancuma 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 9 Oct 2026: The final reviewed 2026/27 IDP lists P.J. McKlein of the ANC as mayor. P.J. McKlein is a PR councillor (a seat a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes). It lists J.H. George of the ANC, Ward 1, as speaker. Its councillor table of 13 counts ANC 5, DA 4, independents 2, EFF 1 and FF+ 1. The independents are in wards 3 and 5. We counted these line by line.
Siyancuma Local Municipality. Published 9 October 2026.
Where to look: Chapter 4, 4.1 Institutional Arrangements, Table 29 Councillor Profile (p. 21); Foreword by the Mayor, Cllr Patrick McKlein. Date is the PDF creation date (9 Oct 2026); no adoption date on the page
As of 27 Nov 2025: Independent candidate Danfrid Morolong won Siyancuma Ward 5 in Breipaal, Douglas, from the ANC in a by-election on 26 November 2025. This was after the ANC ward councillor moved to the PA. The ANC fell from 6 to 5 of the 13 seats. With its coalition partner the EFF, it holds 6.
Daily Maverick. Published 27 November 2025.
Where to look: Ward 5 (Breipaal Douglas) Siyancuma section, 'The by-election' paragraphs ('The ward councillor defected to the PA'; 'Independent candidate Danfrid Morolong shocked the ANC'; 'the ANC fell from six to five. With the EFF it now only has six of the 13 seats')
As of 4 Sep 2025: The DA won Ward 4 in Douglas in a by-election in early September 2025 after the death of the independent ward councillor. The council is now ANC 6, DA 4, independents 1, FF+ 1 and EFF 1. That is 13 seats.
Daily Maverick. Published 4 September 2025.
Where to look: Ward 4 (Douglas) Siyancuma section: result line, paragraph 'The ward councillor died', and 'New council composition' paragraph
As of 4 Sep 2025: The ANC and the EFF govern Siyancuma in coalition. In 2021 the EFF first helped elect independent Wim van Bergen as mayor. It then made a deal with the ANC.
Daily Maverick. Published 4 September 2025.
Where to look: Ward 4 (Douglas) section, 2021 paragraph ('The EFF was the kingmaker') and 'New council composition' paragraph ('The ANC and EFF still have the numbers for their coalition to govern Siyancuma')
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 13 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: 5 (4 ward, 1 party). Democratic Alliance: 4 (1 ward, 3 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Freedom Front Plus: 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 13 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 Siyancuma 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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