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Who runs Umzimvubu?

Zukiswa Ndevu (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 Umzimvubu, as of 17 Feb 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 Umzimvubu.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Mount Frere · Fihliwe from Hobart, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0

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.).

Zukiswa Ndevu (ANC) is mayor of Umzimvubu, according to the 2024/25 draft annual report (February 2026). She was elected mayor in 2021. According to the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) mayor page, she is an ANC regional office-bearer (a person with a leadership post in the region). The ANC has had 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.) since 2021. It won 42 of the 55 seats in 2021 and still has 42. No by-elections (votes to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) are recorded.

What the sources said, by date

  1. On the council's website, no date shown

    (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) Zukiswa Ndevu is mayor of Umzimvubu. She was elected mayor in 2021 and is an ANC regional office-bearer.

  2. As of 17 Feb 2026

    Councillor Zukiswa Ndevu is mayor of Umzimvubu, according to the municipality's draft 2024/25 annual report.

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

    As of 9 Nov 2021

    Zukiswa Ndevu was elected to the Umzimvubu council as an ANC PR councillor in 2021. 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.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 55 (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 28 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 42, 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.

  • ANC42
  • EFF6
  • ATM2
  • DA2
  • UDM2
  • African Independent Congress1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 28. 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 Umzimvubu a clean audit (unqualified with no findings) for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means its accounts and its reports on its work were right, and it followed the key laws.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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

Umzimvubu has 28 (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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