ANC STICKS WITH CURRENT COUNCILLORS IN GREATER IVORY PARK WARDS
The ANC is retaining several sitting councillors, replacing others and bringing back a former councillor as the 7 Greater Ivory Park wards prepare to vote in the 2026 Local Government Elections.
With South Africans heading to the polls on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the African National Congress (ANC) is largely betting on familiar faces as it seeks to retain wards across Greater Ivory Park and surrounding KAE communities.
Across Wards 77, 78, 79, 80, 92, 111 and 133, the party has retained several sitting councillors while also introducing new candidates in some wards and bringing back a former councillor in Ward 92.
The choices mean thousands of residents across Ivory Park, Ebony Park, Kaalfontein and Rabie Ridge will tomorrow decide whether to continue with current ANC representation or hand their wards to opposition parties or other candidates.
WARD 77 – YOLISWA A. TWALA
The ANC is fielding Yoliswa Twala in Ward 77. If she wins, she will be the councillor for the third term.
The ward covers Ivory Park Extensions 9, 12 and 13. Voting Districts include the Ivory Park Secondary School and Ebomini Primary School.
Twala is seeking another term in a ward where service delivery and community infrastructure have featured prominently during the election campaign.
Among issues raised in the broader area have been the Kopanong Sports Grounds, electricity and water supply, roads and other basic municipal services.
WARD 78 – STEVEN MAKAMO
Steven Makamo will again carry the ANC banner in Ward 78.
Following changes to ward boundaries, Ward 78 covers Ivory Park Extensions 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10.
Makamo is among the familiar ANC representatives the party is putting before voters as it seeks to retain its support in Greater Ivory Park.
WARD 79 – DANIEL MOGALE MALESA
Ward 79 represents one of the ANC’s notable candidate changes.
Daniel Mogale Malesa is contesting the ward for the party, replacing Thompson Maluleka as the ANC’s ward councillor candidate.
Ward 79 covers parts of Ivory Park Extensions 2, 5 and 7 under the 2026 boundaries. Voting districts include Ivory Park Primary School, Umqhele Comprehensive School and Eqinisweni Secondary School amongst others. The wards is one of the most fiercely contested wards with 57 councillor candidates appearing on the ballot.
The ward has experienced persistent electricity and other service-delivery challenges, placing the record of local government firmly in focus as residents prepare to vote.
WARD 80 – JOHANNES SYDNEY MONAISE
The ANC has also opted for a change in Ward 80.
Johannes Sydney Monaise is the party’s candidate, replacing incumbent councillor Melody Hlatshwayo on the ANC ward ticket.
Under the 2026 boundaries, Ward 80 is centred on Rabie Ridge, including Extensions 1, 2 and 4 and Kanana.
The ward was redrawn ahead of this year’s elections and incorporates territory that previously fell within Wards 80 and 110.
Monaise will therefore be seeking to keep the ward under ANC control rather than defending it as its incumbent councillor.
WARD 92 – VIOLET NCIKAZI CHAUKE RETURNS
Ward 92 presents another significant change but with a familiar face.
The incumbent councillor is the ANC’s Charmaine Ngoepe, but the party has selected Violet Chauke to contest the ward in Wednesday’s election.
Chauke previously served as Ward 92 councillor between 2016 and 2021 and is now seeking a return to council.
Ward 92 covers a large part of Kaalfontein, and Allandale.
It also stretches into the broader Midrand area, including Randjespark, Country View, Savannah Hills, Glen Austin, Randjesfontein, Grand Central Airport, Erand and Midridge Park.
Ward 92 is firmly in KAE. Amongst voting districts include Drake Koka Primary School and Sesi-Laka Primary School.
The ANC is therefore replacing one of its sitting representatives with someone who previously occupied the same councillor position.
It was Chauke who was the councillor when the still incomplete Kaalfontein Multi Purpose Centre got off the ground. Still the centre has not opened doors to the public and has seriously depilated.
WARD 111 – NONTUTUZELA P. SUPE
In Ward 111, the ANC is backing Nontutuzela ‘Dudu’ Supe for another term.
Ward 111 is one of the key KAE wards, covering Ebony Park, Kaalfontein and parts of Ivory Park. The long awaited Ivory Park Swimming Pool is located in this ward.
Residents will decide whether Supe should receive another mandate to represent an area that has experienced recurring concerns around water, electricity, roads and other municipal services.
WARD 133 – TEBOHO MARUMO
Popular Teboho Marumo is again carrying the ANC banner in Ward 133. The ANC Ward 133 branch previously won the Sol Plaatje Award, which is given annually by the ANC to honor the best performing ANC branch in South Africa
The ward covers Ivory Park Extensions 8, 9 and 10.
Marumo is another familiar ANC representative whose record will be put before residents when they cast their ballots.
Marumo marched with the community and amongst list of demands was immigration, drug and substance abuse, Eskom reliable electricity amongst others while he is the councillor.
CONTINUITY OR CHANGE?
Taken together, the ANC’s candidate selection across Greater Ivory Park represents a mixture of continuity, replacement and political comeback.
Several familiar representatives are seeking another mandate, while Ward 79 will have Daniel Mogale Malesa replacing Thompson Maluleka on the ANC ticket and Ward 80 sees Johannes Sydney Monaise replacing incumbent Melody Hlatshwayo.
In Ward 92, the party has gone back to former councillor Violet Chauke instead of fielding incumbent Charmaine Ngoepe.
The ANC’s choices will now be tested against the lived experiences of residents.
Water interruptions, electricity outages, roads, illegal dumping, housing, crime and delayed municipal projects have repeatedly featured among community concerns across Greater Ivory Park.
For the ANC, Wednesday’s election will therefore not simply be about maintaining its traditional support in the area. Voters will effectively be asked whether the party and its chosen representatives deserve another five-year mandate.
Opposition parties and independent candidates, meanwhile, will be hoping to convince those same residents that their communities need a different direction.
The final decision now belongs to voters.
Voting stations open at 07:00 on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, and close at 21:00.
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