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.).
Zibuyisile Khuzwayo-Dlamini (ANC) has been mayor since 23 February 2023. The audited statements for the year to June 2025 list Khuzwayo-Dlamini as mayor. The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) still names Khuzwayo-Dlamini as mayor. Since August 2024, the deputy mayor has been from the Independent Alliance. Since then, 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) has been from the ANC. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 23 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The ANC had 11 seats and the IFP had 10. The IFP's Siboniso Nyathikazi was mayor from November 2021, with a deputy mayor from the EFF. After Khuzwayo-Dlamini became mayor, the deputy mayor was from the ANC. From March 2023, the speaker was from the EFF.
What the sources said, by date
On the council's website, no date shown
Councillor Z.F. Khuzwayo-Dlamini is mayor, according to the municipality's mayor page.
As of 28 Nov 2025
Cllr Z.F. Khuzwayo Dlamini of the ANC was mayor in the year ended 30 June 2025. Cllr P.S. Shezi of the Independent Alliance was deputy mayor from 23 August 2024. Cllr C.S. Shange of the ANC was speaker from 16 August 2024. This is from the audited annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor).
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 30 Jun 2023
Cllr Z.F. Khuzwayo Dlamini of the ANC was mayor from 23 February 2023, the audited financial statements for 2022/23 record. This replaced Cllr S.Z. Nyathikazi of the IFP, who was mayor until 22 February 2023. Cllr C.S. Shange of the ANC became deputy mayor on 2 March 2023. Cllr S.T. Chili of the EFF moved from deputy mayor to speaker on 15 March 2023. Chili replaced Cllr M.L. Ngidi of the IFP.
As of 1 Dec 2022
After the 2021 election, the ANC held 11 of 23 seats. That was one more than the IFP. The IFP took the post of mayor with support from the EFF and the Independent Alliance. The ANC held (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) 11 in a November 2022 by-election (a vote to fill one empty ward seat). A ward is an area with its own councillor.
As of 9 Nov 2021
In 2021, Zibuyisile Fortunate Dlamini was elected in Maphumulo as an ANC PR councillor. A PR councillor is a councillor a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Dlamini was number 2 on the list.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 23 (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 12 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.
- ANC11
- IFP10
- EFF1
- Independent Alliance1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 12. 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.
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 Maphumulo 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?
Maphumulo has 12 (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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