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Bulelwa Mafaya

Bulelwa Mafaya

Buyelwa Mafaya (the race data spells the first name Bulelwa) is a South African African National Congress (ANC) politician in Nelson Mandela Bay, the Eastern Cape metro around Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).

Party
African National Congress
Political position

Centre · Where sources place the party (African National Congress)
Wikipedia: centre to centre-left (ANC)
Ideology: social democracy, South African nationalism

<1%Probability · Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth)?

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She is a member of the ANC's regional executive committee and the metro's infrastructure and engineering member of the mayoral committee. She is named among the possible contenders for mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay in the 4 November 2026 municipal election.

Career

The Herald reported in May 2026 that she is a member of the ANC's Nelson Mandela Bay regional executive committee and the infrastructure and engineering MMC. The committee submitted her as one of three possible mayoral candidates to party leadership, alongside Mayor Babalwa Lobishe and chief whip Wandisile Jikeka. Insiders told the paper she received the most votes from committee members. A regional spokesperson said the final position would be communicated once internal processes had concluded, and no final choice was stated in the report.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. The Herald · Wikipedia (ANC)

  1. Bulelwa Mafaya <1%
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Aug 19Sep 15Oct 13

Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth)?

OutcomeLeft – RightProbability
Retief OdendaalCentre-right29%
Babalwa LobisheCentre24%
Andile LungisaCentre19%
Sinawo Thambo6%
Wandisile Jikeka4%
Xolani VelaCentre4%
Siva Pillay3%
Bulelwa MafayaCentre<1%
Ntombi NamaCentre<1%

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