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Ekurhuleni

ANC

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

ANC

Current Mayor

3

Changes of Mayors

The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A municipality. Ekurhuleni is the industrial hub of South Africa with many of the factories for production of goods and commodities located in city, often referred to as ‘Africa's Workshop.

The City of Ekurhuleni is one of three metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng province. The city is known as the industrial hub, economy is dominated by Manufacturing, Finance & Business Services, and Community Services & Government Services and to some extent Hospitality. The city is interconnected and located to the North of South Africa’s economic capital (The City of Johannesburg) and South East of South Africa’s political capital (Tshwane City)

Composition of Council

The council has 224 seats with 17 political parties represented in council. The ANC is a leading party with 86 seats but falls short of the requisite 113 to govern. The current coalition is made up of ANC, EFF, ActionSA, and PA totalling 136 seats.

No of Seats per Party

Key Positions in Council

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Nkosindiphile Xhakaza
ANC
Executive Mayor
Cllr. Nthabiseng Tshivhenga
EFF
Speaker
Cllr. Sivuyile Ngodwana
AIC
MMC for Corporate and Shared Services
Cllr. Jongizizwe Dlabathi
ANC
MMC for Finance
Cllr. Kgopelo Hollo
EFF
MMC for Human Settlements
Cllr. Leshaka Manamela
EFF
MMC for Environmental Resources and waste management
Cllr. Sizakele Masuku
ANC
MMC fro Community Safety
Cllr. Andile Mngwevu
ANC
MMC for Roads and Transport Planning
Cllr. Thembi Msane
EFF
MMC for Water and Sanitation
Cllr. Nomadlozi Nkosi
ANC
MMC for Develoment Planning and Real Estate
Cllr. Bridget Thusi
EFF
MMC for Community Services
Cllr. Mzayifeni Ngwenya
ANC
MMC fro Energy

Historical Timeline

The council was constituted on November 2024 with three changes.

  • Mayor: Tania Campbell

    Party: DA

    Votes for: 144
    Parties for: DA, ACDP, FF Plus, COPE, IFP, ActionSA, PA
    From: 22 November 2021 – 26 October 2022

  • Speaker: Cllr. Raymond Dlamini

    Party: DA

    Votes for: 116
    Parties for: DA, FF Plus, IFP, ActionSA, PA,
    From: 22 November 2021 – 23 February 2023

  • Mayor: Tania Campbell

    Party: DA

    Votes for: 91
    Parties for: DA, ACDP FF Plus, IFP
    From: 8 November 2022 – 31 March 2023

  • Speaker: Cllr. Nthabiseng Tshivhenga

    Party: EFF

    Votes for: 127
    Parties for: ANC, EFF, AIC
    From: 2 March 2023 – Current

  • Mayor: Cllr. Sivuyile Ngodwana

    Party: AIC

    Votes for: 129
    Parties for: EFF, ANC. AIC
    From: 30 March 2023 – 28 March 2024

  • Mayor: Cllr. Nkosindiphile Xhakaza

    Party: ANC

    Votes for: 47
    Parties for: ANC,EFF, AIC
    From: 11 April 2024 – Current

Local News & Analysis

The ANC in Gauteng is on a mission to reclaim all metropolitan municipalities in the province.

21 August 2024

ANC chief whip Dlabathi appointed new Finance MMC for Ekurhuleni

11 July 2024

Joburg and Ekurhuleni metros examples of ‘failed’ coalition governments, says Buti Manamela

18 June 2024

2024 Government of National Unity and its impact on the configuration of local government

18 June 2024

EFF Gauteng chair Nkululeko Dunga removed as Ekurhuleni finance MMC

13 June 2024

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