Mayor of Buffalo City
| Mayor of Buffalo City | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable |
| Seat | 117 Oxford Street, Cnr North & Oxford Streets, Trust Centre, East London |
| Appointer | Buffalo City Council |
| Term length | Five years; renewable once |
| Formation | 2011 |
| Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Buffalo City, officially the Executive Mayor of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, is the head of local government of South Africa's Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.
Buffalo City was established as a local municipality part of the Amathole District Municipality in 2000; at the 2011 municipal elections the municipality became a metropolitan municipality.
List of mayors[edit]
2000–2011: Mayors of the Buffalo City Local Municipality[edit]
| Name | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sindisile Maclean | 2000 | 2006 | African National Congress | [1] | |
| Ntombentle Peter | 2006 | 2008 | African National Congress | [2] | |
| Sakhumzi Caga (acting) | 2008 | 2009 | African National Congress | ||
| Zukisa Faku | 2009 | 2011 | African National Congress | [3] | |
2011–present: Mayors of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality[edit]
| Name | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zukiswa Ncitha | 2011 | 2015 | African National Congress | [4] | |
| Alfred Mtsi | 2015 | 2016 | African National Congress | [5] | |
| Xola Pakati | 2016 | 2023 | African National Congress | [6] | |
| Princess Faku | 2023 | Incumbent | African National Congress | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Former Buffalo City Municipality mayor Sindisile Maclean passes away". SABC News. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | Previous Mayor Profile". www.buffalocity.gov.za. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | Previous Mayor Profile". www.buffalocity.gov.za. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Zukiswa Veronica Ncitha". People's Assembly. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Buffalo City Municipality inaugurates new Mayor and Deputy | Infrastructure news". 15 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "The day SA politics changed". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 25 March 2023.