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Who runs Nkomazi?

Phindile P. Magagula (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 Nkomazi, 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 Nkomazi.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Malalane · Bougnat87, CC BY-SA 3.0

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.).

Phindile Pertuniah Magagula (ANC) is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) of Nkomazi, according to the 2024/25 annual report. The Mpumalanga provincial government's site also named Magagula as executive mayor in October 2026. The ANC has had a majority since 2021. In 2021, it won 50 of the 65 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). After the 2021 election, some ANC (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) and the EFF elected Johan Mkhatshwa mayor against the ANC's instruction. Their membership was ended. The EFF won one of the resulting by-elections (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat), in Ward 11 in October 2022. This did not affect the ANC majority.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 16 Oct 2026

    Phindile P. Magagula is executive mayor.

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

    As of 28 Jan 2026

    Magagula Phindile Pertuniah was an ANC PR councillor and executive mayor, the 2024/25 councillor list shows. A PR councillor holds a seat that a (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Nyambi-Sambo Hildah Vangile was an ANC PR councillor and speaker of council (the councillor who chairs council meetings).

  3. As of 20 Oct 2022

    The EFF won Ward 11 from the ANC in an October 2022 by-election. It was the EFF's first ward win in Mpumalanga.

  4. As of 20 Oct 2022

    In 2021 some ANC (Ward councillor A person chosen by the voters of one ward to speak for that area on the council. You vote for them by name.) ignored the party's instruction. With the EFF, they elected former mayor Johan Mkhatshwa as mayor. Their party membership was ended. This caused three Nkomazi by-elections in 2022.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 65 (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 33 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 49, 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.

  • ANC49
  • EFF10
  • DA4
  • ATM1
  • FF+1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 33. 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 Nkomazi 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

The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Nkomazi in 2024-25. It did not report one the year before.

This means there is serious doubt that the council can keep paying its bills and keep working.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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

Nkomazi has 33 (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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