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Who runs uMuziwabantu?

LS Zungu (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 uMuziwabantu since Dec 2021. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) 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 uMuziwabantu.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Harding · MalcomXxtacy, 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.).

Siboniso Zungu (ANC) has been mayor since December 2021. The audited 2024/25 statements still list Cllr LS Zungu as mayor, with NP Luthuli as deputy mayor. We found no source from 2025 to 2026 that names the governing partners. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 21 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The ANC has 10.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 31 Aug 2025

    Cllr LS Zungu was mayor and Cllr NP Luthuli was deputy mayor. Cllr PN Shebi was speaker and Cllr GM Cele was chief whip (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 leads the party's members in votes). This is from the audited 2024/25 annual financial statements.

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

    As of 28 Feb 2025

    Cllr L S Zungu signed the 2023/24 annual report as mayor.

  3. As of 14 Dec 2021

    At the first council meeting the ANC's Sbo Zungu was elected mayor. Al Jama-ah's Mondli Ncayiyana was elected deputy mayor. The DA's Victor Mbatha was elected speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings).

  4. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Lindelani Siboniso Zungu was elected as the 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.) for uMuziwabantu Ward 5 in 2021.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 21 (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 11 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.

  • ANC10
  • IFP6
  • EFF2
  • Abantu Batho Congress1
  • Al Jama-ah1
  • DA1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 11. 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 uMuziwabantu 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?

uMuziwabantu has 11 (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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