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.
| Mayor of Buffalo City | |
|---|---|
since 23 March 2023 | |
| 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 |
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
edit2000–2011: 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.