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Who runs Ehlanzeni?

Terror E.I. Shabangu is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Ehlanzeni, as of 16 Oct 2026. In 2021, the ANC won 19 of the 28 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) voters choose directly in Ehlanzeni. That is more than half.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Mbombela · Jeppestown, CC BY-SA 2.0

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.).

E.I.T. (Terrance) Shabangu is the executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions). A provincial government list from October 2026 names him. So do the district's 2025/26 and 2026/27 IDPs (the council's plans for its area). He took over from Jesta Sidell, who moved to the provincial legislature after the May 2024 election. We found no official or news source for his (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) or for the party make-up of the full council. In 2021, the ANC won 19 of the 28 (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.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 16 Oct 2026

    Terror E.I. Shabangu is executive mayor.

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

    As of 1 Jun 2026

    E.I.T. Shabangu is executive mayor. He signs the foreword of the district's final 2026/27 IDP.

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How were the seats split?

Voters choose 28 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 15 of these 28 seats to win more than half of them. The ANC has 19, so it did.

  • ANC19
  • EFF4
  • DA3
  • Independent South African National Civic Organisation1
  • FF+1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 15. 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 Ehlanzeni district council a clean audit (unqualified with no findings) for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means its accounts and its reports on its work were right, and it followed the key laws.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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How does voting work here?

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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