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Who runs Jozini?

Nkosinathi Myeni (IFP) 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 Jozini since May 2025. In 2021, the IFP 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 Jozini.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Jozini Dam · Bernard Dupont, 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.).

Nkosinathi Scelo Myeni of the IFP is mayor of Jozini, and was sworn in on 16 May 2025. The uMkhanyakude (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.) named Myeni as mayor of Jozini in July 2026. Earlier in May 2025, the IFP recalled mayor Mfananaye Mathe, which means it called him back from the post. In 2021, the IFP won 24 of the 45 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). That is a majority. No by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) since then has changed this.

What the sources said, by date

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

    Mayor Nkosinathi Scelo Myeni of the IFP was sworn in on 16 May 2025. The role is for the rest of the current term.

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

    The national government contact directory lists Cllr Nkosinathi Scelo Myeni as executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) of Jozini.

  3. As of 30 Jul 2026

    The uMkhanyakude District Municipality held a special council meeting on 30 July 2026. Speaker Cllr Petros Madlopha chaired it. The speaker is 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 runs council meetings. The district mayor, Cllr Siphile Mdaka, was there. So was the mayor of Jozini, Cllr Nkosinathi Myeni.

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

    As of 6 May 2025

    The IFP's national executive recalled the mayor of Jozini, Mfananaye Mathe of the IFP. Mathe went back to being an ordinary councillor. The IFP also chose to change who sits on the executive committee. These are the councillors who help the mayor run the council. This was part of a check by the IFP of the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) it leads.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 45 (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 23 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 IFP has 24, 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.

  • IFP24
  • ANC16
  • EFF2
  • Academic Congress Union1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 23. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. 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 Jozini 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?

Jozini has 23 (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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