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eThekwini, Ward 79

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 57 candidates from 57 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 79, eThekwini

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 72 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY5 90064.26%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 75519.11%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY5015.46%
ACTIONSA1972.15%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1811.97%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1621.76%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT1301.42%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM630.69%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT370.40%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS250.27%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION210.23%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY170.19%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY160.17%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT120.13%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.12%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS100.11%
MINORITY FRONT100.11%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY90.10%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE80.09%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY80.09%
KZN INDEPENDENCE70.08%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS70.08%
BUMBANA MZANSI70.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.07%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS60.07%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.05%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY50.05%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION50.05%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.04%
AFRO NATIVES40.04%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT40.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION30.03%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT30.03%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST30.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.03%
AL JAMA-AH20.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.02%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT20.02%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.02%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT20.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.02%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.01%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 182. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 72 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY5 82364.30%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 68518.61%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY5065.59%
ACTIONSA3003.31%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1862.05%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1661.83%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT860.95%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT320.35%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS220.24%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY180.20%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS180.20%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY170.19%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS140.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY120.13%
KZN INDEPENDENCE120.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE110.12%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS110.12%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS90.10%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT90.10%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY80.09%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST80.09%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT70.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.07%
MINORITY FRONT60.07%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY60.07%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.06%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.06%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS50.06%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY50.06%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION40.04%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS30.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.03%
AFRO NATIVES30.03%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY30.03%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION30.03%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.03%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT30.03%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
OPERATION DUDULA10.01%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 056. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 79 ballot

57 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • JABULILE SHEZIACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • SIYABONGA MSIZI CELEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIHLE BLESSING NGCOBOAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • PETTY-JOYCE SINDISIWE ONOGWUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • GIVENSON KHETHUKUTHULA MZIMELAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • MISHACK SITHENJWA NYAWOSEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SINENHLANHLA FAITH NGCOBOAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • NOMHLE GLADNESS MALULEKEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • SIYABONGA PAUL MKHIZEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SANDILE WILMOTH ZULUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NTOMBIFUTHI NONTOKOZO PRECIOUS NZAMAAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NOMPUMELELO ANGLICAN MAZIBUKOARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MFANA PATRICK NENEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • BUHLEBENKOSI HLOMUKA NGIDIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • NQOBILE ZONDIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SMANGELE PRECIOUS MADELAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • NONHLANHLA KHUMALOETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • THEMBA SELBY NTOMBELAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • ZAMA MKHIZEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • AYANDA MNCWABEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MANDLENKOSI VICTOR CHONCOMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MELUXOLO BONGANI STEPHEN GUMBIMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • WISEMAN SIYABONGA MKHIZENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIKHUMBUZO BONIFACE ZULUNATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • SANDISWA THABISO MBONAMBINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • SAMKELE NDUDUZO KHUZWAYOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NQOBILE PRINCESS SHONGWEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MATHULI NZOYIPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • BHEKISISA SBANGELE MBELEPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • THEMBOKWAKHE ABUBAKAR MSELEKUSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • PROFESSOR NZIMANDESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NOMPHILO PERCEVIERANCE MCUNUTRULY ALLIANCE
  • HALIMA NAGESSARTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • MBUSO NELSON MAZIBUKOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MHLONISHWA THAMSANQA DUMAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • UGESHNIE GOVENDERVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a eThekwini proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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