Lucky Sokhela
The IFP identified Sokhela as its Ward 8 councillor candidate for uMshwathi. The party confirmed that he was killed on
Candidates
Khethelo Mdluli
Mdluli had served as an IFP PR councillor since 2021 and was the party’s Ward 17 candidate for the 2026
Mlungisi Mabaso
IFP Youth Brigade National Secretary and Johannesburg public representative announced as the party’s mayoral candidate for the city.
Katriena “Trienie” Robyn
Incumbent executive mayor with previous service as deputy mayor and mayoral committee member.
Ricardo Winston van der Merwe
Senior municipal leader with more than two decades of operational leadership and experience in housing and infrastructure.
Alderman Cynthia Manel Clayton
Municipal leader with experience in financial recovery, investment and service delivery.
Patricia Dixon
Public administration and governance leader with more than 15 years of parliamentary experience.
Thyrone Williams
Municipal leader with experience in coalition government, fishing communities, services, spending and local jobs.