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Bergrivier Local Municipality: ward councillor candidates 2026

7 wards · Western Cape · Voters here get three ballot papers on 4 November 2026. Candidates are listed alphabetically by party, with their age on election day, from the IEC’s certified list of 16 September 2026.

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What do the parties plan for Bergrivier? Read the manifesto summaries of the parties standing here: African National Congress, African Transformation Movement, Afrika Mayibuye Movement, Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters, Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus), GOOD, Patriotic Alliance, South African Communist Party.

Ward 1 · Porterville, PiketbergWard 2 · Monte Berta, Monte Bertha, PortervilleWard 3 · Goedverwacht, Piketberg, WittewaterWard 4 · PiketbergWard 5 · Het Kruis, Piket-Bo-BergWard 6 · Aurora, Dwarskersbos, NoordhoekWard 7 · Velddrif
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Ward 1 · Porterville, Piketberg

13 candidates

  • Veruska Moses, 39 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Chadrick Geraldo Fortuin, 30 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Johan Gabriël du Plessis, 64 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Jakobus Daniels, 56 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • John Neal van der Skey, 28 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Catharina Hendriks, 47 years oldGOOD
  • Scheldon David Gerstner, 47 years oldIndependent
  • Frans Jakobus Hendriks, 49 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Sarelda Cristell Lawrence, 59 years oldOrganic Humanity Movement
  • Lee-Ann Janine Fransman, 51 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Denzil Pérre Lanze de Bruin, 35 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Tevin Sharlton Strauss, 28 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Abraham Jonathan Ruiters, 52 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 2 · Monte Berta, Monte Bertha, Porterville

12 candidates

  • Melvin Francois Adam Swarts, 51 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Chadrick Geraldo Fortuin, 30 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Craig Bendall Zaayman, 61 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Adam Johannes du Plooy, 55 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Emihle Waylene Mbanjwa, 19 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Evert Benhardus Manuel, 68 years oldGOOD
  • Jacobus Hendrik Nicolaas Otto, 66 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Sarelda Cristell Lawrence, 59 years oldOrganic Humanity Movement
  • Ingimir Osborne Laubscher-Otto, 37 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Denzil Pérre Lanze de Bruin, 35 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Tevin Sharlton Strauss, 28 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Abraham Jonathan Ruiters, 52 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 3 · Goedverwacht, Piketberg, Wittewater

12 candidates

  • Bronwyn Unay Maarman, 39 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Chadrick Geraldo Fortuin, 30 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Johan Gabriël du Plessis, 64 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Mario André Wessels, 50 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Zikhona Alicia Spelmandla, 29 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Catharina Hendriks, 47 years oldGOOD
  • Frans Jakobus Hendriks, 49 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Sarelda Cristell Lawrence, 59 years oldOrganic Humanity Movement
  • Edwene Michelle Malgas, 47 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Cora-Sue Joanne Rosant, 52 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Tevin Sharlton Strauss, 28 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Abraham Jonathan Ruiters, 52 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 4 · Piketberg

11 candidates

  • Jean-Pierre van Wiese, 28 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Chadrick Geraldo Fortuin, 30 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Johan Gabriël du Plessis, 64 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Raynold Mathew van Rooy, 57 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Justin Wayne de Klerk, 27 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Evert Benhardus Manuel, 68 years oldGOOD
  • Jacobus Hendrik Nicolaas Otto, 66 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Sarelda Cristell Lawrence, 59 years oldOrganic Humanity Movement
  • Clive Cedric Julies, 68 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Tevin Sharlton Strauss, 28 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Abraham Jonathan Ruiters, 52 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 5 · Het Kruis, Piket-Bo-Berg

12 candidates

  • Immanuel Stefney Adams, 57 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Chadrick Geraldo Fortuin, 30 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Craig Bendall Zaayman, 61 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Rhandall Eliger Swarts, 49 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Lubabalo Ntshonga, 32 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Evert Benhardus Manuel, 68 years oldGOOD
  • Frans Jakobus Hendriks, 49 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Sarelda Cristell Lawrence, 59 years oldOrganic Humanity Movement
  • Ismail van Rooy, 51 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Clive Cedric Julies, 68 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Sikhulele Magubudela, 35 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Abraham Jonathan Ruiters, 52 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 6 · Aurora, Dwarskersbos, Noordhoek

13 candidates

  • Mamkeli Mko, 42 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Thembela Mpama, 48 years oldAfrican Transformation Movement
  • Chadrick Geraldo Fortuin, 30 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Craig Bendall Zaayman, 61 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Rhime Louis Laubscher, 40 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Bahle Sikhuni, 38 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Evert Benhardus Manuel, 68 years oldGOOD
  • Jacobus Hendrik Nicolaas Otto, 66 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Sarelda Cristell Lawrence, 59 years oldOrganic Humanity Movement
  • Reginald Heinrich Daniel Carolus, 50 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Denzil Pérre Lanze de Bruin, 35 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Sikhulele Magubudela, 35 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Elmaré Erasmus, 50 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 7 · Velddrif

13 candidates

  • Edith Wilma Benjamin, 56 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Sibuyiselwe Watson Jingxi, 48 years oldAfrican Transformation Movement
  • Chadrick Geraldo Fortuin, 30 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Craig Bendall Zaayman, 61 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Johannes Jogemes Moolman, 48 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Benita Zurita Grant, 63 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Catharina Hendriks, 47 years oldGOOD
  • Frans Jakobus Hendriks, 49 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Sarelda Cristell Lawrence, 59 years oldOrganic Humanity Movement
  • Regina Jeanetta Schreuder, 52 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Denzil Pérre Lanze de Bruin, 35 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Sikhulele Magubudela, 35 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Elmaré Erasmus, 50 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Bergrivier Local Municipality council: party lists

Every voter here also votes for a party on the council. Those seats are filled from each party’s list, top first. Every party’s full list is shown, in its own order.

African National Congress4 on list
  1. Mamkeli Mko, 42 years old
  2. Bronwyn Unay Maarman, 39 years old
  3. Immanuel Stefney Adams, 57 years old
  4. Jean-Pierre van Wiese, 28 years old
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African Transformation Movement3 on list
  1. Thembela Mpama, 48 years old
  2. Sibuyiselwe Watson Jingxi, 48 years old
  3. Nondumiso Jingxi, 44 years old
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Afrika Mayibuye Movement1 on list
  1. Chadrick Geraldo Fortuin, 30 years old
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Cape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party1 on list
  1. Craig Bendall Zaayman, 61 years old
Democratic Alliance12 on list
  1. Mario André Wessels, 50 years old
  2. Raynold Mathew van Rooy, 57 years old
  3. Rhandall Eliger Swarts, 49 years old
  4. Adam Johannes du Plooy, 55 years old
  5. Jacques Rowan Naudé, 48 years old
  6. Christoffel Jacobus du Plessis, 58 years old
  7. Vernatt Ivan van der Westhuizen, 66 years old
  8. Rhime Louis Laubscher, 40 years old
  9. Daniel de Bruin, 66 years old
  10. Deon Lambrechts, 69 years old
  11. Johannes Lewies, 51 years old
  12. Tracey Constable, 56 years old
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Economic Freedom Fighters1 on list
  1. John Neal van der Skey, 28 years old
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GOOD1 on list
  1. Evert Benhardus Manuel, 68 years old
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National Coloured Congress2 on list
  1. Jacobus Hendrik Nicolaas Otto, 66 years old
  2. Frans Jakobus Hendriks, 49 years old
Organic Humanity Movement1 on list
  1. Sarelda Cristell Lawrence, 59 years old
Patriotic Alliance10 on list
  1. André Charles Isaacs, 53 years old
  2. Christoffel Karools, 67 years old
  3. Janice Fortuin, 33 years old
  4. Blanche Ezette Ruiters, 41 years old
  5. Deon Marc Goshai, 49 years old
  6. Victoria Douw, 65 years old
  7. Abraham Abrie Hector, 48 years old
  8. Solomon Benjamin, 67 years old
  9. Clarissa Jacobs, 47 years old
  10. Martha van der Ventel, 58 years old
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People's Movement for Change4 on list
  1. Denzil Pérre Lanze de Bruin, 35 years old
  2. Clive Cedric Julies, 68 years old
  3. Cora-Sue Joanne Rosant, 52 years old
  4. Donovan Convin Syster, 32 years old
South African Communist Party1 on list
  1. Tevin Sharlton Strauss, 28 years old
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Umkhonto Wesizwe Party1 on list
  1. John Abraham Joorst, 46 years old
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Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)2 on list
  1. Abraham Jonathan Ruiters, 52 years old
  2. Elmaré Erasmus, 50 years old
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West Coast District council: party lists

The third ballot here is for a party on the district council.

African Christian Democratic Party1 on list
  1. Bernard Lysander Sheldon, 41 years old
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African National Congress8 on list
  1. Enid Plaatjies, 66 years old
  2. Rhoda Skei, 55 years old
  3. Frans Bam, 53 years old
  4. Vernon Andrew Augustinis Owies, 57 years old
  5. Yanga Mlungwana, 32 years old
  6. Lunga Nelson Gali, 55 years old
  7. Azrial Mavrick Scheepers, 37 years old
  8. Felicia Shirley Humphreys, 63 years old
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African Transformation Movement20 on list
  1. Yonela Nongqunga, 35 years old
  2. Batandwa Mangxaba, 42 years old
  3. Lunga Mswempele, 49 years old
  4. Andiswa Goduka, 30 years old
  5. Silumko Mhlangula, 44 years old
  6. Mhlabeni Ngqamakwe, 59 years old
  7. Mzothando Damoyi, 36 years old
  8. Thandiswa Thelma Pike, 53 years old
  9. Sibuyiselwe Watson Jingxi, 48 years old
  10. Ntuthuzelo Madlebe, 46 years old
  11. Nonkubonga Binza, 39 years old
  12. Bradley Grant Erasmus, 33 years old
  13. Thembela Mpama, 48 years old
  14. Hloniphekile Mphetshwa, 50 years old
  15. Portia Gaqa, 37 years old
  16. Xolisani Duku, 37 years old
  17. Nondumiso Jingxi, 44 years old
  18. Makathini Joseph Rangoyi, 65 years old
  19. Sindiswa Sejosengoe, 53 years old
  20. Fikiswa Dumezweni, 41 years old
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Afrika Mayibuye Movement1 on list
  1. Lubabalo Christopher Nobongoza, 47 years old
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Alliance of Citizens for Change2 on list
  1. Beverly Leone van der Heever-Schalk, 51 years old
  2. Francina Noxolo Sokuyeka, 45 years old
Cape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party1 on list
  1. Frans Johannes Cornelius Martins, 67 years old
Cederberg First Residents Association4 on list
  1. Ruben Robert Richards, 66 years old
  2. Maxwell Heins, 35 years old
  3. André Grant Mouton, 52 years old
  4. Martin Grant Bergh, 71 years old
Democratic Alliance16 on list
  1. Roelof Weideman Strydom, 61 years old
  2. Ilza Semorné le Minnie, 38 years old
  3. Andreas Sindyamba, 64 years old
  4. Sandra Monique Crafford, 51 years old
  5. Leoné Venter, 35 years old
  6. Theunisen Cupido Andrews, 53 years old
  7. Patricia Elizabeth Solomons, 67 years old
  8. Davine Angela Witbooi, 58 years old
  9. Jacques Rowan Naudé, 48 years old
  10. Jeffrey Charlton Schalk, 60 years old
  11. Wilhelm Joriaas America, 48 years old
  12. Aubrey Clive Sedeman, 69 years old
  13. Herchelle Siyabulela Bam, 24 years old
  14. Christoffel Jacobus du Plessis, 58 years old
  15. Lionel Jonathan, 67 years old
  16. Jacques Tredoux, 40 years old
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Economic Freedom Fighters1 on list
  1. Melikaya Ndesi, 35 years old
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GOOD1 on list
  1. Ricardo Winston van der Merwe, 45 years old
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National Coloured Congress7 on list
  1. Wentzel Corné van Neel, 38 years old
  2. Yumnah Jackson, 33 years old
  3. Christopher Denzil Lesch, 34 years old
  4. Raymond Vernie Pretorius, 61 years old
  5. Jakobus Cupido, 53 years old
  6. Khanyisa Sixishe, 26 years old
  7. Petro Grobler, 32 years old
New Democratic Party/ Nuwe Demokratiese Party9 on list
  1. Marthinus Petrus Bester, 65 years old
  2. Dirk Jakobus Gallowitz, 66 years old
  3. Leonie Vorster, 51 years old
  4. Vanessa Michelle du Plessis, 48 years old
  5. Dennis Albert Dietrich, 60 years old
  6. Yolandi Natasha Kruger, 41 years old
  7. Nicolene Priscilla Jehoma, 45 years old
  8. Andrew Jerome Edward Fairbridge, 63 years old
  9. Edward Charles Williams, 42 years old
Patriotic Alliance11 on list
  1. Adam Antoney Pietersen, 60 years old
  2. Shakeelah Titus, 41 years old
  3. Gerrat Peter Scheepers, 62 years old
  4. Billy J Claasen, 53 years old
  5. Clayton Deane Ockhuis, 19 years old
  6. Lezelda Berenice Julius, 42 years old
  7. Johannes Jacobus Jooste, 46 years old
  8. Johannes Jacobus Strauss, 57 years old
  9. Frank Scheepers, 60 years old
  10. Jacques Salmon, 52 years old
  11. Burnadict Sheldon Hector, 48 years old
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People's Movement for Change2 on list
  1. Denzil Pérre Lanze de Bruin, 35 years old
  2. Fortuin Klaaste, 60 years old
South African Communist Party5 on list
  1. Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years old
  2. Sidney van Rooyen, 49 years old
  3. Patricia Ntinkama, 62 years old
  4. Monwabisi Patrick Sikhondo, 47 years old
  5. Deric Nqopiso, 41 years old
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Umkhonto Wesizwe Party1 on list
  1. Zukiswa Lucia Frans, 48 years old
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Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)11 on list
  1. Gerhard Vermeulen, 57 years old
  2. Antonie Marthinus Jansen, 64 years old
  3. Antony George Roberts, 53 years old
  4. Albertus Frederik de Beer, 56 years old
  5. Abraham Jonathan Ruiters, 52 years old
  6. Eben Oosthuizen, 57 years old
  7. Elmaré Erasmus, 50 years old
  8. André Francois de Villiers, 69 years old
  9. Jan Hendrik van Wyk, 58 years old
  10. Johan Hendrik van Heerden, 61 years old
  11. Gerrendina Stephan, 64 years old
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Source: the IEC’s certified candidate list of 16 September 2026. Ward boundaries, and the places named for each ward (where its voting stations are), come from the Municipal Demarcation Board; smaller places without a voting station aren’t named. See also the 2026 elections in numbers. Candidates can still withdraw; check with the IEC if something looks wrong.