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Who runs Chris Hani?

Lusanda Sizani (ANC) is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Chris Hani, as of 15 Oct 2026. In 2021, the ANC won 12 of the 17 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) voters choose directly in Chris Hani. That is more than half.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Queenstown · Morné van Rooyen, Attribution

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.).

Lusanda Sizani, the ANC Chris Hani regional chair, is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions). District news items up to October 2026 name him in office. This is a (District council A council over several local municipalities. It runs services for the whole area. There are 44. Voters outside the metros also vote for it.). In 2021, the ANC won 12 of the 17 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) voters choose directly. The (Local municipality A municipality for a town or rural area outside the metros. There are 205.) send the other members. We did not find the (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) breakdown of the whole district council.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 15 Oct 2026

    (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) Lusanda Sizani is Executive Mayor of CHDM. CHDM is the Chris Hani District Municipality. In October 2026, Sizani handed over contractors for a sanitation project. Sanitation means toilets and sewage.

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

    As of 4 Sep 2026

    Councillor Lusanda Sizani is Executive Mayor. Sizani spoke for the Chris Hani District at the (IEC The Electoral Commission of South Africa. It runs elections. It is independent, so it does not take orders from the government or any party.) launch of the 2026 local government elections. The launch was in Komani.

  3. As of 1 Jun 2026

    Councillor Lusanda Sizani is executive mayor of Chris Hani District Municipality.

  4. As of 10 Feb 2026

    Lusanda Sizani is mayor of Chris Hani District Municipality and the ANC regional chair.

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How were the seats split?

Voters choose 17 of this (District council A council over several local municipalities. It runs services for the whole area. There are 44. Voters outside the metros also vote for it.) (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) directly. The (Local municipality A municipality for a town or rural area outside the metros. There are 205.) send the other members. A (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) needs 9 of these 17 seats to win more than half of them. The ANC has 12, so it did.

  • ANC12
  • DA2
  • EFF1
  • The Independents1
  • UDM1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 9. That is more than half of the seats voters choose directly. 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 the Chris Hani district council a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means some parts of its accounts had big mistakes, or it could not show proof for some amounts.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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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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