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Who runs Big Five Hlabisa?

CT Khumalo (IFP) is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Big Five Hlabisa, as of 31 Aug 2025. In 2021, the IFP won more than half of the (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) in Big Five Hlabisa.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park · Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

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.).

The audited statements for the year to 30 June 2025 name Cllr C.T. (Comfort Thembitshe) Khumalo as mayor. Khumalo 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. In 2021, the IFP won 15 of the 27 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). That is more than half. No by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) since then has changed this.

What the sources said, by date

  1. On the council's website, no date shown

    Cllr C.T. Khumalo is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions), the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) home page says.

  2. As of 31 Aug 2025

    Cllr CT Khumalo was mayor, Cllr HT Nkosi was deputy mayor and Cllr BW Shangase 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. They do not state the (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.).

  3. This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.

    As of 9 Nov 2021

    Comfort Thembitshe Khumalo was elected as an IFP proportional representation councillor in Big Five Hlabisa in 2021. A PR councillor is a councillor a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Khumalo was number 1 on the list.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 27 (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 14 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. The IFP has 15, so it can 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 on its own.

  • IFP15
  • ANC9
  • EFF1
  • National Freedom Party1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 14. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. One party has no colour on record, so it is grey too.

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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 Big Five Hlabisa 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

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Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?

Big Five Hlabisa has 14 (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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