Four municipal ward by-elections will take place in Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape on Wednesday, 20 April 2022.

The twenty candidates from ten political parties and two independent candidates will contest the by-elections. 

In the Eastern Cape: 

• Ward 33 in the Enoch Mgijima Municipality – EC139 will be contested by Nomathansanqa Zibia Mtati from the African National Congress (ANC); Phumlisa Ralana from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Martha Ntombekhaya Kortman an Independent candidate. 

The ward was previously represented by the ANC and became vacant as a result of the election set aside by court order. The voter turnout for this ward in the 2021 municipal elections was 63.84% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 44.22% of valid votes.

In the KwaZulu-Natal: 

• Ward 103 in the eThekwini Municipality – ETH will be contested by Jeffrey Linda Mchunu from the ANC; Gerome Nhlanhla Zondi from the Democratic Alliance (DA); Mafi Blessing Sithole from the EFF; Mthetheleli Sibisi, an independent candidate; Phumelele Lancelot Bhengu from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP); Wortsworth Dumakude from the Justice and Employment  Party (JEP); and Msawenkosi Sikhumbuzo Biyela from People’s Revolutionary Movement (PRM).

The ward was previously represented by the ANC and became vacant as a result of the death of a councillor. The voter turnout for this ward in the 2021 municipal elections was 44.67% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 42.45% of valid votes.

In the Northern Cape:

• Ward 03 Phokwane Municipality – NC094 from will be contested by Trevo Conrad Madlala from the ANC; Olebogeng Samuel Tumodi from the EFF and Lerato Patricia Makena from the Patriotic Alliance (PA).

The ward was previously represented by the ANC and became vacant as a result of the termination of councillor’s membership from party. The voter turnout for this ward in the 2021 municipal elections was 42.96% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 47.99% of valid vote.

In the Western Cape:

• Ward 02 Witzenberg Municipality – WC022  from will be contested by Brian Carolus Albertus from the  ANC; Patric Daniels from the DA; Jennilee Gertru-Ann Baadjies from the EFF; Saul Paulus Bosman from Good Party; Petrus Heradien from the Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (ICOSA); Lindsay Amelia Segrys from Patriotic Alliance (PA) and Ralph Elroy Du Plessis from the Witzenberg Aksie (WA).

The ward was previously represented by the DA and became vacant as a result of the death of a councilor. The voter turnout for this ward in the 2021 municipal elections was 48.72% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 38.53% of valid votes.

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