Party in council
African National Congress in Kumkani Mhlontlo
40 of 51 seats now (25 ward, 15 PR). From 2026: 27 of 51 seats (23 ward, 4 PR), as declared by the IEC.
ANC
Ward councillors now
- Ward 1 · Simphiwe Mngcotana
- Ward 2 · Ntsikelelo Ranga
- Ward 3 · Simtembile Mbola
- Ward 4 · Sivuyile Sydney Sopangisa
- Ward 5 · Sigcine Siyoneliswa Sinelizwi Kahla
- Ward 6 · Mbulelo John Vunguvungu
- Ward 7 · Thembelani Sibongiseni Guga
- Ward 8 · Velisani Nododana
- Ward 9 · Andile Nombewu
- Ward 10 · Sinethemba Mthwazi
- Ward 11 · Lawukazi Patricia Dlova
- Ward 12 · Simfumene Ntukuntezi
- Ward 13 · Thandiwe Titshana
- Ward 15 · Zizamele Renene
- Ward 16 · Bonginkosi Beannet Mthitshane
- Ward 17 · Mzuvumile Prizeman Bontsa
- Ward 18 · Tamsanqa Wiseman Magugu
- Ward 19 · Jeremiah Mzimkhulu Jikijela
- Ward 20 · Mzwakhe Archibald Thembela
- Ward 21 · Nikelwa Khemtshe
- Ward 22 · Siphenkosi Master Hlathi
- Ward 23 · Solomzi Mhlekwa
- Ward 24 · Witness Badanile Ntamo
- Ward 25 · Ntombekhaya Veronica Ncapayi
- Ward 26 · Chumisa Maqebula
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 1 · Simphiwe Mngcotana · 65.8%
- Ward 2 · Nceba Mkuyana · 57.5%
- Ward 3 · Lindani Sikiti · 46.5%
- Ward 4 · Zoliwe Tukute · 57.0%
- Ward 5 · Sigcine Siyoneliswa Sinelizwi Kahla · 50.8%
- Ward 6 · Lungiswa Tungata · 40.4%
- Ward 7 · Vusumzi Mnyanda · 61.3%
- Ward 8 · Mzikayise Nikelo · 51.5%
- Ward 9 · Andile Nombewu · 53.3%
- Ward 10 · Sinethemba Mthwazi · 45.9%
- Ward 11 · Bomikazi Mdliva · 76.6%
- Ward 12 · Simfumene Ntukuntezi · 73.6%
- Ward 13 · Sinovuyo Macetyana · 48.8%
- Ward 14 · name not published · 41.1%
- Ward 15 · Zizamele Renene · 41.8%
- Ward 17 · Mzuvumile Prizeman Bontsa · 56.2%
- Ward 18 · Milage Phill Gcobani Ngozi · 52.2%
- Ward 19 · Ntobeko Aaron Saziwa · 56.9%
- Ward 21 · Simzuzile Zenzile · 46.7%
- Ward 22 · Siphenkosi Master Hlathi · 73.0%
- Ward 23 · Sakhumzi Sotapu · 67.8%
- Ward 24 · Sibusiso Bagadi · 68.6%
- Ward 25 · Bavuyise Sokweleti · 59.1%
- Ward 26 · Thozama Nombexeza · 46.2%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Eddie Pula · list 1
- Babalwa Rasmeni · list 2
- Mlamleli Nicholas Mpheleli · list 3
- Naniwe Sayiti · 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.