Adriaan “Riaan” van Heerden
Named by Freedom Front Plus Eastern Cape as its 2026 mayoral candidate for Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality.
Candidates
Deborah “Debbie” Theron
Named by Freedom Front Plus Eastern Cape as its 2026 mayoral candidate for Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.
Lizan Burger
Named by Freedom Front Plus Eastern Cape as its 2026 mayoral candidate for Blue Crane Route Local Municipality.
James Masango
DA Mpumalanga announced Masango as its Govan Mbeki mayoral candidate for the 2026 local government elections.
Ashley Mama
Al Jama-ah announced Mama as its Johannesburg mayoral candidate on 19 September 2026. He previously held positions in the ANC
Yongama Zigebe
UDM National Chairperson, former secretary-general and Johannesburg PR councillor selected as the party’s mayoral candidate.
Lukhona Afika Mnguni
Scholar and governance practitioner with an MSc in Africa and International Development from the University of Edinburgh and degrees in
Deon “DJ Ready D” Daniels
The People’s Movement for Change announced Daniels as its Cape Town mayoral candidate in early September 2026. He withdrew his
Cheslyn Steenberg
Cape Town councillor named by the Patriotic Alliance as its mayoral candidate for the metro.