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.).
Cllr Bongani Alpheus Radebe is mayor. The audited 2024/25 statements (August 2025) list him as Cllr B.A. Radebe. He was elected as an ANC (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.) (the (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) for one area, called a (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.)) in 2021. In August 2025, KZN COGTA, the province's local government department, confirmed him as the lawful mayor against a rival claim. The department spells the name 'Hadebe'. The IFP led the (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 (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) that run the council together) that took office in 2021. In June 2023, a bloc led by the ANC replaced it. In December 2024, the IFP won the post of speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) with votes from three ANC councillors. The ANC then expelled them. In 2021, no party won more than half of the 25 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The ANC had 9 seats and the IFP had 8. By our count of by-election results, up to June 2026, the IFP now also has 9.
What the sources said, by date
As of 31 Aug 2025
Cllr B.A. Radebe was mayor and Cllr B.T.D. Langa was deputy mayor. Cllr S.W. Ndlela was speaker from December 2024. This is from the audited 2024/25 annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor).
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 15 Aug 2025
KZN COGTA confirmed that Councillor Bongani Hadebe is the duly elected and lawfully recognised mayor of Dannhauser. It also said that claims by another person to hold the office have no legal standing.
As of 29 Apr 2025
In April 2025, three ANC councillors backed an IFP motion that removed speaker Sibusiso Myaka of the Community Freedom Party. One of the three was deputy mayor Busisiwe Langa. Myaka's party governed with the ANC. The IFP won the post of speaker, and Langa was elected deputy mayor in exchange. The ANC expelled the three.
As of 23 Jun 2023
In June 2023, the ANC moved to replace IFP mayor Sibusiso Kunene. The EFF and two smaller parties helped the ANC. The ABC and CPF had earlier been allied with the IFP. They had helped the IFP take the council from the ANC in November 2021.
As of 9 Nov 2021
Bongani Alpheus Radebe was elected as an ANC ward councillor in Dannhauser in 2021. The ward is 52504011.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 25 (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 13 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.
- ANC9
- IFP9
- EFF3
- Abantu Batho Congress1
- Community Freedom Party1
- DA1
- 1 other party1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 13. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. Grey dots are the other party, with 1 seat. 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 Dannhauser 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?
Dannhauser has 13 (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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