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Who runs Port St Johns?

C.S. Mazuza (ANC) 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 Port St Johns since Oct 2024. 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 Port St Johns.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Port St Johns · Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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.).

C.S. Mazuza (ANC) has been mayor since 6 October 2024, according to the 2024/25 annual report (April 2026). As mayor, Mazuza chairs the executive committee (the group of (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 help run the council). Mazuza was previously council chairperson. The mayor changed in 2024. Nomvuzo Mlombile-Cingo served until August 2024. In 2021, the ANC won 31 of the 39 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). It has had more than half of the seats since then. The ANC kept the seat in the by-elections (votes to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) of June 2023 and December 2024.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 10 Apr 2026

    Councillor C.S. Mazuza is mayor of Port St Johns.

  2. As of 10 Apr 2026

    Councillor C. Mazuza has been mayor of Port St Johns since 6 October 2024. The mayor is the chairperson of the executive committee. Mazuza is an ANC PR councillor. A PR councillor has a seat that the (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Councillor N. Mlombile-Cingo (ANC) held the post until August 2024, and Mazuza took over.

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

    As of 7 Aug 2024

    Nomvuzo Mlombile-Cingo is described as the former Port St Johns mayor and has been sworn in as a councillor at OR Tambo (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.).

  4. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Cebisa Sanna Mazuza-Nduku was elected to the Port St Johns council as an ANC PR councillor in 2021.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 39 (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 20 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 31, 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.

  • ANC31
  • EFF3
  • ATM2
  • Civic Independent1
  • DA1
  • UDM1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 20. 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 Port St Johns a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means some parts of its accounts had big mistakes, or it could not show proof for some amounts.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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

Port St Johns has 20 (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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