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Metropolitan municipalityTSH· Part of Gauteng

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Executive mayor: Nasiphi Moya; ActionSA
Wards: 107
Council seats: 214
Residents (Census 2022): 4 040 315

Who governs

Hung council governed by a multiparty coalition (ANC, EFF, ActionSA and others) with ActionSA's Dr Nasiphi Moya as executive mayor since October 2024; DA sits in opposition after former DA mayor Cilliers Brink was removed.

ActionSAANCEFF

Mayor:en.wikipedia.org, 4 Sep 2026 Coalition:tshwane.gov.za

2021 local election result

ANC34.6% · 75 seats
DA32.0% · 69 seats
EFF10.7% · 23 seats
ActionSA8.6% · 19 seats
FF+7.9% · 17 seats
ACDP0.9% · 2 seats

All wards in Tshwane107

The big issues

Rooiwal wastewater and Hammanskraal water crisis
The Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant upgrade and the long-running Hammanskraal clean-water crisis remain central service-delivery issues in the capital's 2026 campaign.
DA's Brink unveils campaign promises for Tshwane, 23 Aug 2026
Eskom debt and idle power stations
Tshwane's large Eskom debt and approved plans to lease the dormant Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations to independent power producers frame the energy debate.
DA's Brink unveils campaign promises for Tshwane, 23 Aug 2026
Coalition instability
Tshwane has had four mayors since 2023, and the stability of the ActionSA-led coalition (backed by the ANC and EFF) is a defining campaign theme.
DA's Brink unveils campaign promises for Tshwane, 23 Aug 2026
Municipal finances, tariffs and 'water tanker' procurement

Municipal website Find your ward and voting station on the IEC site

Hung council governed by a multiparty coalition (ANC, EFF, ActionSA and others) with ActionSA's Dr Nasiphi Moya as executive mayor since October 2024.

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Your ward

Which ward are you in?

A ward is your part of the municipality, usually a few suburbs or a section of a township. You elect one councillor for it by name.

Tshwane has 107 wards, numbered 1 to 107.

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Don't know your ward?

The IEC tells you. Check your registration on elections.org.za, or SMS your ID number to 32810, or WhatsApp 0600 88 0000. Your voting station notice also shows it.

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What a ward councillor actually does

Your ward councillor is your ward's voice in the municipal council. Under the Structures Act they represent residents in council, chair the ward committee, run public participation, and tell the community what council decided. The Code of Conduct says councillors must report back to their constituencies at least every quarter. They do not run departments, hire staff, award tenders or give instructions to officials; the Code forbids interfering in the administration, which is led by the municipal manager. Ward committees (sections 72 to 78 of the Structures Act) are the councillor as chair plus up to 10 community representatives who advise on the IDP, the budget and local service problems.

Can do: represent the ward in council, chair the ward committee, hold public meetings, take service complaints to the administration and track the response, give input on the IDP and budget.
Cannot do: employ people, allocate tenders or houses, appoint municipal staff, or directly instruct officials (SALGA, and Code of Conduct item on interference in administration).
Ward committee: councillor plus up to 10 members representing interests in the ward. It advises and communicates; it does not take municipal decisions.
COGTA: the ward committee is council's recognised consultative body for the ward, including on the IDP and the budget process.
Realistic expectations: regular report-back meetings, a working ward committee, complaints logged and followed up with the administration, and clear feedback on what was fixed and what was not.

Seven questions to ask a ward candidate

Ask candidates about the job they are actually applying for. These questions are grounded in the councillor Code of Conduct, the ward committee rules and SALGA's explainer, except where we mark them as our own suggestion.

1. If you are the sitting councillor, how many council and committee meetings did you miss in this term? (Code of Conduct: a councillor must attend every meeting, and missing three in a row means removal.)
2. Do you live in this ward? If not, how will you stay visible and reachable? (The law does not require a councillor to live in the ward, but SALGA says they must remain visible and accessible.)
3. How, and how often, will you report back to residents? (The Code requires a report-back to the constituency at least every quarter.)
4. What exactly will you do about the top three problems in this ward, and which of them can a councillor fix rather than escalate? (SALGA lists water cuts, refuse, sewer spills, potholes and streetlights as things to escalate through a councillor, while the administration does the work.)

Holding the winner to account after 4 November

Go to ward committee and public meetings and ask for the quarterly report-back the Code of Conduct requires. Since November 2021 the Code sits in Schedule 7 of the Structures Act. It says a councillor must attend every council and committee meeting, is removed from office after missing three consecutive meetings, must disclose interests and withdraw from matters where they have one, may not be more than three months in arrears on municipal accounts, and may not interfere in the administration. If you think a councillor broke the Code, complain in writing to the Speaker, who must investigate, give the councillor a chance to reply, report to council in a public report and inform the MEC. Council can warn, reprimand or fine the councillor, or ask the MEC to suspend or remove them. For service failures, log a call with the metro call centre and keep the reference number, then give it to your councillor to follow up. If a ward seat becomes vacant, the MEC must call a by-election within 90 days.

Complaints about a councillor: Speaker's office. The Speaker's report on a breach is open to the public, and council can also set up a special committee to investigate.
Money oversight: every council must have a Municipal Public Accounts Committee (Structures Amendment Act 3 of 2021), and the Auditor-General reports on each municipality's audit outcome every year.
Service complaints: Johannesburg 0860 56 28 74 (0860 JOBURG), 24 hours; Tshwane 012 358 9999 or toll free 080 111 1556; Ekurhuleni 0860 543 000. Always get a reference number.

Why service delivery is about the whole council

Water, electricity, refuse and roads are delivered by the municipality's administration, working to a budget and an Integrated Development Plan that the whole council adopts, so a stable council majority and a capable administration matter more than any one councillor's ideology. The Auditor-General's 2023-24 report says the trend of poor audit outcomes continues and that many municipalities cannot produce credible financial and performance reports, so check your municipality's audit outcome and its finances on National Treasury's Municipal Money site before you vote.

The IDP and the annual budget are council decisions; ward committees and public meetings are where residents feed into them.
The record to check: the Auditor-General's MFMA report for your municipality, and Municipal Money (municipalmoney.gov.za) for income, spending and debt.

Sitting-councillor records use the 2021 ward set and include researched updates. A 2026 ward with the same number can cover a different area. Confirm your 2026 ward with the IEC.

What parties promise for Tshwane

Specific to this municipality, in the party's own words, with the source. National slogans are left out.

African National Congress

At the ANC's Hammanskraal regional rally, Ramaphosa vowed to restore township service-delivery and ensure Hammanskraal residents have a consistent water supply.Source 2026-08

Democratic Alliance

Mayoral candidate: Cilliers Brink

'Finish what we started': Brink seeks 'five years and 50%', an outright DA majority, to govern Tshwane and end coalition instability.Source 2026-08
Fire corrupt officials and tenderpreneurs and create an 'anti-corruption hit squad' reporting directly to the mayor and city manager.Source 2026-08
Expand crime-fighting technology in Tshwane, including CCTV, drones and control rooms.Source 2026-08
Bring greater private-sector involvement into Tshwane's water, electricity, roads and public lighting through public-private partnerships and private management contracts.Source 2026-08

Economic Freedom Fighters

Mayoral candidate: Omphile Maotwe

Deploy Treasurer-General Omphile Maotwe to stabilise Tshwane's municipal finances, strengthen revenue collection and maintain infrastructure.Source 2026-08
Ensure Tshwane residents receive reliable water, electricity, sanitation and refuse removal, confront corruption and build a professional administration.Source 2026-08

ActionSA

Mayoral candidate: Nasiphi Moya

Give ActionSA 'five more years' to restore Tshwane; having stabilised the metro's finances, the next phase focuses on restoration and rebuilding infrastructure.Source 2026-09
Keep cutting Tshwane's Eskom debt, already reduced from R6.66bn to R4.1bn through 'Tshwane Ya Tima', and strengthen revenue collection and financial discipline.Source 2026-09
Pursue the Tshwane Economic Revitalisation Strategy targeting 3.9% average economic growth and at least 80,000 new jobs.Source 2026-09
Complete the long-delayed Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant upgrade and roll out Water and Electricity Stabilisation Plans to improve reliability.Source 2026-09

Only pledges we could source are shown; a party with no entry may simply not have published a local plan yet.

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Who governs

2021 local election result

The big issues

Rooiwal wastewater and Hammanskraal water crisis

Eskom debt and idle power stations

Coalition instability

Municipal finances, tariffs and 'water tanker' procurement

Make your next question count.

Take the quiz for Tshwane

Announced mayoral candidates

Crime, urban decay and ageing infrastructure

Your ward

Which ward are you in?

The record

What parties promise for Tshwane