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.).
Siduduzo Gumede of the ANC is mayor. Gumede was still mayor when the council adopted the 2026/27 budget in May 2026. In August 2025, Gumede was elected mayor with 38 votes. (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) quoted by The Mercury say the EFF, IFP, ATM, AIC and MK Party backed Gumede. The deputy mayor post has been empty since July 2025. The ANC has held the post of mayor the whole time since 2021. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 59 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The ANC won 29 of 59. By our count of by-election results, up to June 2026, the ANC now has 28. In October 2024, Lindiwe Nhaca was removed in a no-confidence vote (a council vote to remove the mayor or speaker). The ANC moved it, with support from the IFP and EFF. M E Ngidi followed as mayor.
What the sources said, by date
As of 29 May 2026
KwaDukuza mayor Siduduzo Gumede described the 2026/27 budget that the council adopted as 'balanced, funded, legally compliant'.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 15 Sep 2025
KwaDukuza has had no deputy mayor since Njabulo Cele resigned in July 2025 at the ANC's instruction. A party source said the ANC would not fill the post until after the 2026 elections. In August 2025, the council voted only for Mayor Sduduzo Gumede.
As of 31 Aug 2025
Siduduzo Gumede of the ANC was elected mayor at a special council meeting and sworn in. The DA's Privi Makhan was the other candidate. The council was to work without a deputy mayor.
As of 31 Aug 2025
S'duduzo Gumede of the ANC was elected mayor. A DA councillor gave the vote as 38 for the ANC candidate, 9 for the DA and 10 for the Independent Alliance. An ActionSA councillor said the ANC candidate's 38 votes came with support from the EFF, IFP, ATM, AIC and MK Party.
As of 30 Jun 2025
O L Nhaca was mayor until October 2024, and M E Ngidi was mayor from November 2024 to June 2025. S L Cele was deputy mayor and G Govender was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). This is from the audited annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor) for the year ended 30 June 2025.
As of 3 Nov 2024
ANC mayor Lindi Nhaca was removed in a no-confidence vote. The ANC moved the vote, and the IFP and EFF supported it. The DA, ActionSA and the Independent Alliance opposed the motion.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 59 (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 30 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.
- ANC28
- DA9
- ActionSA5
- Independent Alliance5
- EFF4
- IFP4
- 4 other parties4
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 30. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. Grey dots are the 4 other parties, with 1 seat each. One party has no colour on record, so it is grey too.
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
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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 KwaDukuza 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
Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?
KwaDukuza has 30 (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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