Party in council
African National Congress in Buffalo City
61 of 100 seats now (43 ward, 18 PR). From 2026: 42 of 100 seats (38 ward, 4 PR), as declared by the IEC.
ANC
Ward councillors now
- Ward 1 · Tandiswa Goniwe
- Ward 2 · Zwelikhanyile Akhona Dywili
- Ward 5 · Ntombenani Monica Goci
- Ward 6 · Lukanyiso Mzekeli
- Ward 7 · Mkakutta Clara Yekiso-Morolong
- Ward 8 · Kwanele Majeke
- Ward 9 · Mendi Wetsetse
- Ward 10 · Ndyebo Lennox Makeleni
- Ward 11 · Nozuko Claudia Stemela
- Ward 12 · Dumisani Ntyabontyi
- Ward 13 · Oscar Mhlauli
- Ward 14 · Zininzi Mtyingizane
- Ward 15 · Nwabisa Mcwabeni
- Ward 16 · Ntsika Qali
- Ward 17 · Veliswa Angelina Mrwebi
- Ward 20 · Lwando Pisane
- Ward 21 · Nkosinathi Mndi
- Ward 22 · Sabelo Booi
- Ward 23 · Simbongile Sidwell Gulwa
- Ward 24 · Melisizwe Tutu
- Ward 25 · Cynthia Mxabanisi-Gakrishe
- Ward 26 · Monde Mfene
- Ward 27 · Boy-Boy Kalani
- Ward 30 · Nontyilelo Whittington
- Ward 31 · Bonisani Bangani
- Ward 32 · Thembinkosi Sobende
- Ward 33 · Mluleki David Thomas
- Ward 34 · Mayihlome Mcako
- Ward 35 · Simbongile Phandliwe
- Ward 36 · Bongiwe Sauli
- Ward 37 · Ntombekhaya Muriel Ntshebe
- Ward 38 · Ntombomzi Letticia Kese
- Ward 39 · Lunga Gqola
- Ward 40 · Kholiwe Thelma Faku
- Ward 41 · Sindiswa Gloria Skepe
- Ward 42 · Phakamile Bamla
- Ward 43 · Dumisani Anderson Mahanjana
- Ward 44 · Mwezi Daniso
- Ward 45 · Thulani Tempi
- Ward 46 · Nceba Wiseman Kilimani
- Ward 48 · Pumezo Jaxa
- Ward 49 · Ayanda Nkala
- Ward 50 · Anele Gunyazile
PR councillors now
- Amanda Olwethu Mnyute
- Amanda Ralasi
- Comely Humphrey Maqocwa Maxegwana
- Graham Melvin Lottering
- Helen Elizabeth Neale-May
- Malibongwe Martin Mfazwe
- Mawethu Nicolas Marata
- Mninawa Lewis Nyusile
- Ncedo Lithalomzi Nyameko Kumbaca
- Noma-Africa Maxongo
- Ntombizandile Maureen Mhlola
- Princess Faku
- Sakhumzi Welcome Caga
- Sangweni Theophilus Matwele
- Sixolisiwe Ntsasela
- Vuyokazi Siboyana
- Xola Anderson Pakati
- Yomelela Tyali
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 1 · Tandiswa Goniwe · 39.4%
- Ward 2 · Zwelikhanyile Akhona Dywili · 51.2%
- Ward 6 · Bradley Russel Whittington · 46.1%
- Ward 7 · Mkakutta Clara Yekiso-Morolong · 47.6%
- Ward 8 · Kwanele Majeke · 29.0%
- Ward 10 · Ndyebo Lennox Makeleni · 37.5%
- Ward 11 · Sakhumzi Welcome Caga · 65.5%
- Ward 12 · Nolundi Mdledle · 45.0%
- Ward 13 · Zwelixolile Nkohla · 52.2%
- Ward 14 · Lukhanyo Ndubane · 63.0%
- Ward 15 · name not published · 26.7%
- Ward 17 · Pumla George · 59.2%
- Ward 20 · Nomonde Patricia Rusi · 51.3%
- Ward 21 · Nkosinathi Mndi · 46.4%
- Ward 22 · Sandile Mqwashini · 50.5%
- Ward 23 · Simbongile Sidwell Gulwa · 60.4%
- Ward 24 · Melisizwe Tutu · 52.6%
- Ward 25 · Cynthia Mxabanisi-Gakrishe · 47.4%
- Ward 26 · Sowana Somgadi · 60.9%
- Ward 30 · Nontyilelo Whittington · 52.7%
- Ward 31 · Bonisani Bangani · 43.6%
- Ward 32 · Thembinkosi Sobende · 63.9%
- Ward 33 · Batini Sidwell Booi · 56.4%
- Ward 34 · Mayihlome Mcako · 61.4%
- Ward 35 · Sikhululwe Melane · 54.5%
- Ward 36 · Luzuko Ntshintshi · 59.6%
- Ward 37 · Ntombekhaya Muriel Ntshebe · 36.5%
- Ward 38 · Litha Mkupa · 69.5%
- Ward 39 · Odwa Sheshegu · 55.1%
- Ward 40 · Kholiwe Thelma Faku · 48.6%
- Ward 42 · Phakamile Bamla · 54.2%
- Ward 43 · Mihlalikazi Mapisa · 45.1%
- Ward 44 · Mwezi Daniso · 35.5%
- Ward 45 · Lihle Shushu · 49.2%
- Ward 46 · Mlingane Nxazonke · 29.9%
- Ward 48 · Sinethemba Melude · 49.5%
- Ward 49 · Malibongwe Ketyana · 75.9%
- Ward 50 · Nozuko Jacqueline Balawuthi-Matyila · 37.7%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Princess Faku · list 1
- Yomelela Tyali · list 2
- Bongiwe Sauli · list 3
- Malibongwe Martin Mfazwe · list 4
Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list. New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.