Richtersveld Local Municipality: ward councillor candidates 2026
6 wards · Northern 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.
What do the parties plan for Richtersveld? Read the manifesto summaries of the parties standing here: African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters, Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus), Patriotic Alliance, South African Communist Party.
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Ward 1 · Eksteenfontein, Kuboes, Sendelingsdrift
7 candidates
- Ryno Denver Thomas, 43 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Sarel Fortuin, 74 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Naomi Bernadette Arnolds, 28 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nicolus Siyabonga Mahlombe, 42 years oldNational Economic Fighters
- Cathrina Gertruida Cloete, 54 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Sheilla Mayau, 45 years oldSouth African Communist Party
- James Francis Murray Otto, 41 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 2 · Lekkersing, Sanddrift
7 candidates
- Marlene Cathlene Fredericks, 48 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Delycia Elvera de Klerk, 30 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Vernon Glen Cloete, 41 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nicolus Siyabonga Mahlombe, 42 years oldNational Economic Fighters
- Gerhardus Jantjies Liebenberg, 46 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Sheilla Mayau, 45 years oldSouth African Communist Party
- James Francis Murray Otto, 41 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 3 · Sizamile
7 candidates
- Luyanda Donovan Nkalane, 37 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Rosie Dirkse, 65 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Luzuko Gebuza, 53 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nicolus Siyabonga Mahlombe, 42 years oldNational Economic Fighters
- Mariana de Klerk, 48 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Sheilla Mayau, 45 years oldSouth African Communist Party
- James Francis Murray Otto, 41 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 4 · Nollothville
7 candidates
- Maria Lovina Obies, 49 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Basil Reginald Augustus, 53 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Bernadine Charlotte Nero, 54 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nicolus Siyabonga Mahlombe, 42 years oldNational Economic Fighters
- Vincent Michael Young, 63 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Sheilla Mayau, 45 years oldSouth African Communist Party
- James Francis Murray Otto, 41 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 5 · Alexander Bay, Baken
7 candidates
- Funeka Yvonne Mabala, 45 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Ralph Russel van Reenen, 59 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Khonzaphi Piet Kula, 38 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nicolus Siyabonga Mahlombe, 42 years oldNational Economic Fighters
- Arthur Matthew Jansen, 58 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Sheilla Mayau, 45 years oldSouth African Communist Party
- James Francis Murray Otto, 41 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 6 · Nollothville
7 candidates
- Cornell Charvette Knoph, 36 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Geolletha Annetta Oorlam, 54 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Dawn Jallow, 52 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nicolus Siyabonga Mahlombe, 42 years oldNational Economic Fighters
- Esmerelda Losper, 48 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Sheilla Mayau, 45 years oldSouth African Communist Party
- James Francis Murray Otto, 41 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Richtersveld 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 Congress5 on list
- Ursula Mouton, 55 years old
- Noluthando Rosemary Makanda, 37 years old
- Roeliena Joseph, 58 years old
- Willem Joël Petrus Links, 45 years old
- Shamus Allroy Adonis, 34 years old
Democratic Alliance5 on list
- Rolf Jonker, 59 years old
- Basil Reginald Augustus, 53 years old
- Geolletha Annetta Oorlam, 54 years old
- Delycia Elvera de Klerk, 30 years old
- Ralph Russel van Reenen, 59 years old
Economic Freedom Fighters1 on list
- Naomi Bernadette Arnolds, 28 years old
National Economic Fighters1 on list
- Nicolus Siyabonga Mahlombe, 42 years old
Patriotic Alliance7 on list
- Beaulah Juanita Alfreds, 36 years old
- Christiaan Charles Mackenzie, 57 years old
- Johannes William Moos, 50 years old
- Anna Hannie Landers, 63 years old
- Pamela Magerman, 59 years old
- Hermann Kleinbooi, 59 years old
- Ralph Romano Cloete, 39 years old
Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)1 on list
- James Francis Murray Otto, 41 years old
NAMAKWA District council: party lists
The third ballot here is for a party on the district council.
African National Congress8 on list
- Alinda Wilhelmina Beukes, 49 years old
- Estella Patra Cloete, 45 years old
- Angelita Monique Engelbrecht, 32 years old
- Gillian Yvette Pieters, 45 years old
- Susarah Christina Nero, 47 years old
- Pasqueline Adonia van Heerden, 49 years old
- Brandon Carlo Brandt, 39 years old
- Riaan Jacques Cloete, 53 years old
African Transformation Movement14 on list
- Luyanda Mkhwinase, 37 years old
- Clayton Bernito Quenton Knopp, 37 years old
- Lilitha Ngqamakwe, 26 years old
- Siyanda Bethiwe, 34 years old
- Lee-Aan Gous, 38 years old
- Priscilla Deborah Jeanetta Prins, 41 years old
- Yamkelani Ntyinkala, 23 years old
- Steven John Anthony, 46 years old
- Siyavuya Maxwele, 24 years old
- Thamsanqa Ngalimane, 25 years old
- Zanie Magodi, 40 years old
- Abonga Tsewu, 21 years old
- Vuyolwethu Julia Phongoma, 48 years old
- Mpendulo Makubalo, 44 years old
Congress of the People1 on list
- Siena Martina Magerman, 65 years old
Democratic Alliance8 on list
- Rodney Kritzinger, 40 years old
- Rolf Jonker, 59 years old
- Esmé Hough, 67 years old
- Francois Johann Farao, 62 years old
- Deonay Olivia Balie, 36 years old
- Maria Johanna Barendina Hanekom, 74 years old
- Anke Engelbrecht, 34 years old
- Abraham Petrus Saal, 53 years old
Namakwa Civic Movement3 on list
- Gustav Matthew Shannon Bock, 40 years old
- Anna Magdalena Julie, 64 years old
- Richard Heinrich Cloete, 50 years old
National Economic Fighters2 on list
- Dawid Jakobus Markus, 53 years old
- Paul Swartbooi, 56 years old
Patriotic Alliance10 on list
- Cyril Rodney Warne, 52 years old
- Elsabe Douths, 42 years old
- Reno Daniel Vanwyk, 55 years old
- Samantha Ferrial Cloete, 37 years old
- Josua Charles Losper, 60 years old
- Sammy Benard Adonis, 50 years old
- Lee Ann Hanekom, 35 years old
- Raymond Dennis Cloete, 49 years old
- Cornelius Nero, 67 years old
- Jeffrey Johannes van Neel, 59 years old
People's Movement for Change4 on list
- Albert Frank Fritz, 55 years old
- Cristopher Frederick Klaasten, 51 years old
- Charmain Klaaste, 39 years old
- Gail Melandré Beukes, 38 years old
South African Communist Party1 on list
- Davian Adheon Nicholas Sass, 35 years old
Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)8 on list
- Jan Andries Palm, 65 years old
- Riaan van der Merwe Geel, 65 years old
- Josias Andries Engelbrecht Louw, 46 years old
- Maria Elizabeth Tredoux, 61 years old
- James Daniël Smit, 58 years old
- Ian Rossouw, 58 years old
- Jacobus Bisschoff, 59 years old
- Ronel Batt, 66 years old
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.