Candidates contesting Municipal By-elections on 22 March 2023

Three (3) municipal ward by-elections will take place in the, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape Provinces on Wednesday, 22 March 2023.

The by-elections will be contested by 12 candidates from seven (7) political parties.

In the KwaZulu-Natal

Ward 12 in the Dannhauser Municipality – KZN254, will be contested by Bongani Sydney Mthanti of the Abantu Bathu Congress (ABC); Sibusiso Justice Mbatha of the African National Congress (ANC), Andile Romio Maphumulo of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Cindy Mbali Fortunate Maphisa of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).

The ward was previously represented by an independent candidate and became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. The voter turnout for this ward in the 2021 Municipal Elections was 49,09%.

Ward 08 uBuhlebezwe Municipality – KZN434, will be contested by Buyisiwe Promise Zuma of the ANC, Angelica Ntshikazane Vezi of the EFF and Njabulo Mutungwa of the IFP.

The ward was previously represented by the ANC and became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death. The voter turnout for this ward in the 2021 Municipal Elections was 45,99%.

In the Western Cape

Ward 02 in the Swellendam Municipality – WC034, will be contested by Isaac Henry Ferguson of the ANC, Beate Joubert of the Democratic Alliance (DA), Wheeknus Efrain Michaels of the EFF, Ferdinand Jacobus Du Toit of the GOOD party and Brandon Lourens Festus of the Patriotic Alliance (PA).

The ward was previously represented by the DA and became vacant as a result of the councillor’s membership being terminated from the party. The voter turnout for this ward in the 2021 Municipal Elections was 68,74%.

Source: Government of South Africa