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Who runs Harry Gwala?

ZD Nxumalo (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 Harry Gwala, as of 29 Aug 2025. In 2021, the ANC won 8 of the 12 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) voters choose directly in Harry Gwala. That is more than half.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

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.).

The 2024/25 financial statements name Zamo Nxumalo as the executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions). The district's website also names Nxumalo as executive mayor. Nxumalo was elected as an ANC district (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) in 2021. Tiny Jojozi, also elected for the ANC, is deputy mayor. 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, 12 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) were voted for directly, and the ANC won 8 of them. The (Local municipality A municipality for a town or rural area outside the metros. There are 205.) send the other members. We found no source for the full make-up of the council.

What the sources said, by date

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

    The district's home page quotes 'Cllr. Z.D Nxumalo, Executive Mayor'.

  2. As of 29 Aug 2025

    ZD Nxumalo was executive mayor and TN Jojozi was deputy mayor in the year ended 30 June 2025. MSD Mdunge was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). This is from the audited annual financial statements for that year. The statements do not state the (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.).

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

    As of 9 Nov 2021

    In 2021, Zamokwakhe David Nxumalo and Tiny Nosisa Jojozi were elected as ANC councillors to the Harry Gwala District Council. Nxumalo was number 1 on the PR list (parties get PR seats from this list, to match their share of the votes). Jojozi was number 6. The directly elected seats make up 40% of the council's seats.

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How were the seats split?

Voters choose 12 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 7 of these 12 seats to win more than half of them. The ANC has 8, so it did.

  • ANC8
  • EFF2
  • DA1
  • IFP1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 7. That is more than half of the seats voters choose directly. 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 the Harry Gwala district council 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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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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