Which party controls the council?
Voters choose the (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.). The council chooses the (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.).
Zama Sibisi of the IFP is mayor of Alfred Duma. eNCA (May 2026), the municipal website and National Treasury name Sibisi as mayor. The IFP has held the mayoralty since 2021. Sizwe Simelane, who was an IFP (Ward councillor A person chosen by the voters of one ward to speak for that area on the council. You vote for them by name.) in 2021, is deputy mayor. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 73 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The IFP won 33 and still has 33. Sibisi was elected as an IFP (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) in 2021. The EFF ended its (Coalition Parties that agree to run a council together, usually because none has more than half the seats alone. Together they choose the mayor.) (a group of parties that run the council together) with the IFP by February 2023. We found no official or news source from 2025 to 2026 that names the IFP's partners.
What the sources said, by date
On the council's website, no date shown
The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) mayor page is headed 'MAYOR, CLLR Z.J SIBISI'.
On the council's website, no date shown
Zama Joel Sibisi is mayor and Sizwe Simelane is deputy mayor of Alfred Duma, according to National Treasury's municipal officials list.
As of 29 May 2026
Zama Sibisi is mayor of Alfred Duma Local Municipality.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 17 Feb 2023
Zama Sibisi is mayor of Alfred Duma Local Municipality.
As of 8 Feb 2023
A bid to remove the IFP mayor of Alfred Duma failed after a councillor withdrew from the petition. The article says the EFF had ended its coalition with the IFP. It gives the council as IFP 33, ANC 28, EFF 5 and DA 3, out of 73 seats.
As of 9 Nov 2021
Zama Joel Sibisi was elected in Alfred Duma in 2021. Sibisi was an IFP PR councillor (a seat from the party's list, to match its share of the votes). Sizwe Simelane was elected as the IFP ward councillor for Ward 36.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 73 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) now, counted up to 24 Jun 2026. A (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) needs 37 seats to run the (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) on its own. No party has that many. So parties must work together to choose the (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) and pass the budget.
- IFP33
- ANC28
- EFF5
- DA3
- Abantu Batho Congress1
- African People's Movement1
- 2 other parties2
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 37. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. Grey dots are the 2 other parties, with 1 seat each. 2 parties have no colour on record, so they are grey too.
What has the council done?
We have not checked any claims about this (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) yet. That is not a mark for or against it.
Core servicesWater, lights, rubbish and roads: what your council runs.No checks yet
Housing and landHouses, informal settlements and title deeds.No checks yet
Safety and jobsCrime, metro police and work in your area.No checks yet
Governance and moneyCorruption, audits and budgets: how your council uses your money.No checks yet
What the official records say
From the Auditor-General and the national government. Every council gets the same checks. A council that is not on a list shows no row.
The Auditor-General gave Alfred Duma an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
This means its accounts were right, but the Auditor-General found other problems, such as broken laws or weak reports on its work.
Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026
Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?
Alfred Duma has 37 (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.). You can only vote at the (Voting station The place where you vote, often a school or a hall. You can only vote at the one where you are registered.) where you are (Registered Your name is on the voters' roll. Registration for this election closed on 7 August 2026.).
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