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Who runs Emakhazeni?

Nomhle Adelaide Mashele (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 Emakhazeni, as of 16 Oct 2026. In 2021, the ANC 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 Emakhazeni.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: eMakhazeni · Olivier.karin, Public domain

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.).

Nomhle Adelaide Mashele (ANC) is the executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions), in a provincial government list from October 2026. The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) council page and 2024/25 annual report also say so. In 2021, the ANC won 10 of the 15 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The ANC has had a majority since 2021. No (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) has changed hands.

What the sources said, by date

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

    N.A. Mashele (ANC) is executive mayor. The council page lists the speaker (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.) who chairs council meetings) as an ANC councillor. It lists the whip (the councillor who keeps a (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) members voting together) and all MMCs (members of the mayoral committee) as ANC councillors.

  2. As of 16 Oct 2026

    Nomhle Adelaide Mashele is executive mayor.

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

    As of 2 Sep 2025

    Cllr N.A. Mashele is executive mayor. Cllr S.L. Ndinisa has been speaker since August 2023. Both are from the ANC, 'the majority party in council'.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 15 (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 8 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 ANC has 10, 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.

  • ANC10
  • EFF3
  • DA2

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 8. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour.

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

Emakhazeni has 8 (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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