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.).
Jabulile Msiya is executive mayor of Umzimkhulu, according to the 2024/25 financial statements and Treasury's officials list. An executive mayor makes many of the council's decisions. Msiya was elected as an ANC PR (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) (a councillor 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) in 2021. We found no change of control. In 2021, the ANC won a large majority. There were 43 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.), and the ANC won 33.
What the sources said, by date
On the council's website, no date shown
Cllr Jabulile Msiya is mayor and Cllr Bhekamahlongwa Lukakayi is deputy mayor of Umzimkhulu, according to National Treasury's municipal officials list. The speaker row is blank.
As of 30 Jun 2025
Cllr JS Msiya was executive mayor and Cllr B Lukakayi was deputy mayor. Cllr GS Mavuma 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. They do not state the parties.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 9 Nov 2021
In 2021, Jabulile Stella Msiya was elected in uMzimkhulu as an ANC PR councillor. Msiya was number 1 on the list.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 43 (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 22 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 33, 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.
- ANC33
- EFF6
- African Independent Congress1
- DA1
- IFP1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 22. 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 Umzimkhulu 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?
Umzimkhulu has 22 (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.).
Pick what matters to you and see which parties promised it, with a link to where it said so.
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