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Nocawe Mafu

Nocawe Mafu

Nocawe Mafu is a South African ANC politician and member of the National Assembly since 2014.

Party
African National Congress
Office
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa 2014–
Political position

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

1%Probability · Mayor of Buffalo City (East London)?

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The ANC elected Mafu to its National Executive Committee in 2017, and President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Mafu Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture in 2019. Mafu is named among the ANC's possible candidates for mayor of Buffalo City (East London) in the 4 November 2026 local elections; the party had not named its final candidate by August 2026.

Career

Mafu entered the National Assembly in May 2014 from the ANC list. From June 2014 to May 2019 Mafu chaired the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements. In 2017 the ANC's 54th national conference elected Mafu to its National Executive Committee. Mafu was re-elected to parliament in 2019 and has been Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture since 30 May 2019. Daily Maverick, in August 2026, lists Mafu among the ANC's possible Buffalo City mayoral candidates, and the Daily Dispatch reports that Mafu was among those interviewed by ANC leaders on 14 July 2026, alongside Simphiwe Dzengwa, Princess Faku and Ncedo Kumbaca.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Daily Maverick · Daily Dispatch · Wikipedia

  1. Nocawe Mafu 1%
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Mayor of Buffalo City (East London)?

OutcomeLeft – RightProbability
Princess FakuCentre76%
Ncedo KumbacaCentre13%
Yomelela Tyali8%
Simphiwe Dzengwa3%
Nqabayomzi Kwankwa2%
Mkhululi Dlevu1%
Nocawe MafuCentre1%
Bongiwe Sauli1%

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