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Swartland Local Municipality: ward councillor candidates 2026

12 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 Swartland? 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 · Broodkraal Farm, Koringberg, Riebeek WestWard 2 · MoorreesburgWard 3 · Langgewens Farm, Middelpos Farm, Rustasie FarmWard 4 · ChatsworthWard 5 · Darling, YzerfonteinWard 6 · DarlingWard 7 · Edenhof, IlingelethuWard 8 · Malmesbury, WestbankWard 9 · IlingelethuWard 10 · MalmesburyWard 11 · Malmesbury, WestbankWard 12 · Goedgedacht Olive Farm, Jakkalsfontein Farm, Riebeeck Kasteel
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Ward 1 · Broodkraal Farm, Koringberg, Riebeek West

10 candidates

  • Tessa Hilary Mankay, 54 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Pierre-Jeanne Albertyn, 62 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Sinegugu Maya, 34 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Delmarie Afrikaner, 41 years oldGOOD
  • Jessica Theresa Maarman, 46 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Dylan Bernard Rhodes, 31 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Gerhard Vermeulen, 57 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 2 · Moorreesburg

10 candidates

  • Bronwin Bastiaan Adonis, 58 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Desmond Christopher Pypers, 56 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Lukhanyo Faniso, 38 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Delmarie Afrikaner, 41 years oldGOOD
  • Christopher Denzil Lesch, 34 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Elna Estelle Willems, 49 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Gerhard Vermeulen, 57 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 3 · Langgewens Farm, Middelpos Farm, Rustasie Farm

11 candidates

  • Jan Booysen, 62 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Bongani Funiselo, 44 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Nicolene Smit, 53 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Ayabonga Oscar Mbobo, 25 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Delmarie Afrikaner, 41 years oldGOOD
  • Mogamat-Zain Abrahams, 62 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Johnny Meyer, 62 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Morné Adams, 22 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Amber Maria Booysen, 51 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 4 · Chatsworth

13 candidates

  • Neziswa Ruth Hendricks, 44 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Zubenathi Lucinda Dyantyi, 24 years oldAfrican Transformation Movement
  • Bongani Funiselo, 44 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Patricia Elizabeth Solomons, 67 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Noluthando Mackenzie, 43 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Shaun Donavan Dixon, 64 years oldGOOD
  • Jessica Theresa Maarman, 46 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Ashton Mark Arendse, 33 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Myrtle Lerina Diener, 50 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Marlon Lindsay Truter, 49 years oldUnited Independent Movement
  • Alida Daniels, 50 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 5 · Darling, Yzerfontein

10 candidates

  • Vuyiseka Gloria Sindaku, 43 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Bongani Funiselo, 44 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Michael Adolph Rangasamy, 58 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Nnepe Letlaila, 38 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Mornay Frank Erasmus, 56 years oldGOOD
  • Christopher Denzil Lesch, 34 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Edward William Grahm Sias, 45 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Jayehmenn Lewis-Potas, 56 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 6 · Darling

11 candidates

  • Ndlovuayisindwa Goodman Majiyezi, 32 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Albert Karels Warnick, 61 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Babalwa Chantel Lephaila, 38 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Mornay Frank Erasmus, 56 years oldGOOD
  • Ian Wilbert Rosant, 55 years oldIndependent
  • Mogamat-Zain Abrahams, 62 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Jonathan Franco Petersen, 51 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Sandra Elma Matthyse, 65 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 7 · Edenhof, Ilingelethu

12 candidates

  • Ntombomzi Patience Mketi, 44 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Bradley Grant Erasmus, 33 years oldAfrican Transformation Movement
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Allan Mark Williams, 54 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Miriam Hugo, 48 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Lorraine Sinobia Mitchell, 54 years oldGOOD
  • Jessica Theresa Maarman, 46 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Carel Carlo Daniels, 56 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Cheslyn Muriel Peters, 39 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Nkosiyabo Amos Zuma, 34 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Barend Irion, 48 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 8 · Malmesbury, Westbank

10 candidates

  • Arend Pieters, 55 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Janetta Maria de Beer, 58 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Nikiwe Olivia Mbobo, 50 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Melany Meldine Moshane Afrikaner, 30 years oldGOOD
  • Christopher Denzil Lesch, 34 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Petro Janico Wilhelm Klaase, 30 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Zingisile Jentile, 38 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Amber Maria Booysen, 51 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 9 · Ilingelethu

12 candidates

  • Ntobeko Shephard Zatu, 41 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Mhlabeni Ngqamakwe, 59 years oldAfrican Transformation Movement
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Avela Austin Duda, 41 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Nosipiwo Qomoyi, 43 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Patricia Dixon, 61 years oldGOOD
  • Gcinumzi Emmanuel Tyakiwe, 52 years oldIndependent
  • Mogamat-Zain Abrahams, 62 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Yoliswa Lugwali, 44 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Siyolise Mdongwana, 32 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Noxolo Cordelia Lobese, 46 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 10 · Malmesbury

10 candidates

  • Elode Elmalene Manuel, 48 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Engela Cornelia O'Kennedy, 61 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Zintle Godongwana, 24 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Patricia Dixon, 61 years oldGOOD
  • Jessica Theresa Maarman, 46 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Sidney George Rinquest, 66 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Jan Hendrik van Wyk, 58 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 11 · Malmesbury, Westbank

11 candidates

  • Jaqueline Beatrice van Rooyen, 50 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • Moos Jacobus Jaanse, 48 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Valley Nkgapele, 35 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Thelma Faro, 56 years oldGOOD
  • Christopher Denzil Lesch, 34 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Raymond Ricardo Mains, 51 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Gerhardus Elroy White, 39 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Sharon Geduld, 56 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Ward 12 · Goedgedacht Olive Farm, Jakkalsfontein Farm, Riebeeck Kasteel

11 candidates

  • Mvuzo Nongalo, 30 years oldAfrican National Congress
  • Thembakazi Matolweni, 45 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years oldCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
  • André Jerome Koopman, 48 years oldDemocratic Alliance
  • Nkosivumile Mpondonkulu, 34 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Shaun Donavan Dixon, 64 years oldGOOD
  • Mogamat-Zain Abrahams, 62 years oldNational Coloured Congress
  • Kutala Constance Gwadiso, 52 years oldPatriotic Alliance
  • Klaas Mentoor, 47 years oldPeople's Movement for Change
  • Oyena Mbendeni, 31 years oldSouth African Communist Party
  • Amber Maria Booysen, 51 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)

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Swartland 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 Congress9 on list
  1. Bulelani Justice Penxa, 43 years old
  2. Catherine Pieters, 48 years old
  3. Msingathi Mabhengu, 27 years old
  4. Tessa Hilary Mankay, 54 years old
  5. Lunga Nelson Gali, 55 years old
  6. Liziwe Phyllis Beja, 63 years old
  7. Esté Jenay Febiola Timotheus, 26 years old
  8. Philip Albert Clareance Humphreys, 66 years old
  9. Elmar Charles Matthew Apollis, 55 years old
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African Transformation Movement10 on list
  1. Mhlabeni Ngqamakwe, 59 years old
  2. Yonela Nongqunga, 35 years old
  3. Ntuthuzelo Madlebe, 46 years old
  4. Bulelani Zakade, 43 years old
  5. Nozuko Gloria Chasani-Ngqamakwe, 42 years old
  6. Bradley Grant Erasmus, 33 years old
  7. Thandiswa Thelma Pike, 53 years old
  8. Nosizwe Margaret Solwandle, 55 years old
  9. Zubenathi Lucinda Dyantyi, 24 years old
  10. Tshepiso Promise Tulwana, 30 years old
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Afrika Mayibuye Movement1 on list
  1. Bongani Funiselo, 44 years old
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Cape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party1 on list
  1. Angela Elizabeth Bosman, 54 years old
Democratic Alliance22 on list
  1. John Harold Cleophas, 61 years old
  2. Cormac Blumeres Fortuin, 64 years old
  3. Desiree Geraldine Bess, 49 years old
  4. Juliet Mandy Stone-Du Plessis, 40 years old
  5. Patricia Elizabeth Solomons, 67 years old
  6. Ronald Macdonald John Arendse, 64 years old
  7. Antonie Johannes Jacobus Kamfer, 73 years old
  8. Allan Mark Williams, 54 years old
  9. Guswill Cleopas, 35 years old
  10. Estelle Sheila Margaret Maart, 50 years old
  11. Aubrey Clive Sedeman, 69 years old
  12. Desmond Christopher Pypers, 56 years old
  13. Avela Austin Duda, 41 years old
  14. Maria Johanna Warries, 52 years old
  15. Richard John Jooste, 66 years old
  16. Moos Jacobus Jaanse, 48 years old
  17. Elizabeth Daniels, 62 years old
  18. Willem Amerika, 53 years old
  19. Jeremy Richard Papier, 62 years old
  20. Pierre-Jeanne Albertyn, 62 years old
  21. Michael Adolph Rangasamy, 58 years old
  22. Janetta Maria de Beer, 58 years old
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Economic Freedom Fighters1 on list
  1. Valley Nkgapele, 35 years old
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GOOD1 on list
  1. Patricia Dixon, 61 years old
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National Coloured Congress3 on list
  1. Christopher Denzil Lesch, 34 years old
  2. Jessica Theresa Maarman, 46 years old
  3. Mogamat-Zain Abrahams, 62 years old
Patriotic Alliance11 on list
  1. Aquilla Natalie Jacobs, 65 years old
  2. Nkuleko Wilson Poni, 58 years old
  3. Declan Ian Louw, 45 years old
  4. Frederick Henry Haas, 44 years old
  5. Zedekiah van Nieuwenhuizen, 40 years old
  6. Ingrid Frans, 64 years old
  7. Ashwell Gerald Kettledas, 57 years old
  8. Helen Fiona Daniëls, 60 years old
  9. Julene Ernerstine Pick, 43 years old
  10. Petro Andeleine Links, 64 years old
  11. Sarah Amelia Filander, 46 years old
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People's Movement for Change5 on list
  1. Gerhardus Elroy White, 39 years old
  2. Bernice Bernerdette Brazill Jenner, 50 years old
  3. Andrew Beukes, 46 years old
  4. Anna Susanna Markus, 61 years old
  5. Gavin Bongani Sampson, 30 years old
South African Communist Party1 on list
  1. Phakamani Ellias Soldaka, 37 years old
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Umkhonto Wesizwe Party1 on list
  1. Phindile Dlumane, 46 years old
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Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)9 on list
  1. Gerhard Vermeulen, 57 years old
  2. Amber Maria Booysen, 51 years old
  3. Jayehmenn Lewis-Potas, 56 years old
  4. Jan Hendrik van Wyk, 58 years old
  5. Noxolo Cordelia Lobese, 46 years old
  6. Sharon Geduld, 56 years old
  7. Barend Irion, 48 years old
  8. Alida Daniels, 50 years old
  9. Sandra Elma Matthyse, 65 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.