Mayor’s Office
The Honorable Mayor Cllr Cebisa Sane Mazuza
Mazuza on her election as the Port St Johns Local Municipality Mayor.
As a dedicated public servant, Cllr Cebisa Sane Mazuza brings valuable experience and leadership skills to this critical role. We look forward to her guidance in promoting community participation, overseeing council operations, and ensuring accountability . Under her leadership, we anticipate increased collaboration and progress in addressing the municipality’s key challenges. We wish her success in her tenure and pledge our support in working towards a prosperous and sustainable Port St Johns community.
ClIr Cebisa Sana Mazuza 2011-2015 as a PSJLM Public Representative, served as Corporate Services Portfolio Head and as a ethics Committee member in O.R Tambo District Municipality. in 2016-2021 as a Public Representative in PSJLM, she served as a Community Services Portfolio Head and later became a Municipal Council Whip. December 2021-13 November Served as Council Speaker for PSJLM.
A summary of the duties of the Mayor assigned in terms of Section 56 of the Municipal Systems Act, are as follows:
- Identify the needs of the municipality and recommend to Council strategies, programmes and services to address such needs
- Identify and develop criteria for the evaluation of strategies, programmes and services implemented to add
- Evaluate progress against key performance indicators
- Review the performance of the municipality in terms of its:
- Monitor the management of Administration
- Oversee the sustainable provision of services to communities
- Perform duties and exercises powers as delegated by Council
- Reports annually on the involvement of communities and community organisations in the affairs of the municipality
- Such reports must be presented at institutional political forum to ensure ownership of the reports by the Executive
- Gives attention to the public views and report on the effect of consultation on the decisions of council
In addition to the above, the Mayor is assigned financial responsibilities as prescribed under Chapter 7 of the MFMA, which can be summarised as follows:
- Providing general political guidance of the fiscal and financial affairs of the municipality
- Monitoring and overseeing the exercise of financial responsibilities assigned to the Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer in terms of the MFMA
- Taking all reasonable steps to ensure the municipality performs its Constitutional and statutory functions within the limits to the municipality’s approved budget
- Submitting a report to Council, within 30 days of the end of each quarter, on the implementation of the budget and the financial state of affairs of the municipality
- Performing any other powers and duties that me be delegated by Council
The Mayoral Committee consists of full time Councillors appointed by the Mayor in terms of Section 60 of the Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998, and is chaired by the Mayor:
- The Committee assists and advises the Mayor in exercising the powers and function of the Mayor as set out in Section 56 of the Municipal Systems Act or as delegated by Council to the Mayor
- It advises the Mayor on reports from Standing Committees
