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Who runs eDumbe?

MS Mkhabela (NFP) has been (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of eDumbe since Nov 2021. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) 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 eDumbe.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Paulpietersburg · JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0

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.).

Sibusiso Mkhabela of the NFP is mayor of eDumbe, says the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) page (October 2026). Mkhabela has been mayor since November 2021, with an ANC deputy mayor. The deputy mayor now is SJ Kunene of the ANC, who replaced Majuba Mavuso. The 2024/25 financial statements show the same mayor and the same deputy mayor. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 19 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The NFP won 6.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 16 Oct 2026

    Cllr MS Mkhabela of the NFP is mayor and Cllr SJ Kunene of the ANC is deputy mayor, the municipality's councillor list says. Cllr DJ Nhlengethwa of the NFP is speaker.

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

    As of 31 Aug 2025

    MS Mkhabela was mayor, SJ Kunene was deputy mayor and DJ Nhlengethwa was speaker. 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 parties.

  3. As of 24 Nov 2021

    The NFP's Sibusiso Mkhabela was elected mayor at the council's first sitting, with 11 of 19 votes. Majuba Mavuso of the ANC became deputy mayor. Duduzile Nhlengethwa of the NFP became speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings).

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 19 (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 10 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.

  • National Freedom Party6
  • ANC5
  • IFP5
  • Abantu Batho Congress1
  • DA1
  • EFF1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 10. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. 2 parties have no colour on record, so they are 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 eDumbe 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?

eDumbe has 10 (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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