Candidates contesting Municipal By-elections on 16 April 2025

Eleven (11) candidates from 8 political parties and an Independent candidate will contest by-elections set to take place in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal on 16 April 2025.

 Gauteng

  • Ward 06 in the Rand West City Municipality – GT485 will be contested by five political party candidates.
    1. Charmain Schade of the Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus)
    2. Catharina Cornelia Brink of the African National Congress (ANC)
    3. Martin Miles Brown of the Democratic Alliance (DA,)
    4. Philisa Mbuli of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
    5. Elias Tsietsi Mafale of the Arise Afrika Arise Independent Congress (AAAIC).

The ward became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death. 

KwaZulu-Natal

  • Ward 110 in the eThekwini Municipality – ETH will be contested by six political party candidates and one Independent Candidate.
    1. Sifiso Energy Ngema of the ANC
    2. Rowena Bosman of the DA
    3. Litile Pungwana of the National Freedom Party (NFP)
    4. Sibusiso Brains Mthethwa of the EFF
    5. Mandla Goodoman Biyela of the Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK)
    6. Pragasan Padayachee of the 1860NIC CONGRESS (1860NICC)
    7. Independent Candidate, Bronwynne Georgia Delaney.

The ward became vacant as a result of the termination of councillor’s membership from party.


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