KwaDukuza local municipality directed to investigate ANC councillor who allegedly built mansion on State land 

By Sihle Mavuso 

The KwaDukuza Local Municipality has been directed to launch an investigation into allegations that an ANC councillor built a mansion on municipal land, while other occupants were evicted under a court order and had their homes demolished.

The directive to probe Ward 13 councillor Nkululeko Qwabe comes from KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, in a letter dated 7 April 2026.

The letter was addressed to municipal Speaker Dolly Govender, who is a fellow ANC member.

According to the correspondence, which was leaked to Inside Politics, COGTA’s intervention follows a whistleblower complaint also escalated to the provincial Department of Human Settlements. The land allegedly used by Qwabe was earmarked for the Steve Biko housing project.

The whistleblower claims the municipality was presented with substantial evidence of Qwabe’s alleged wrongdoing but failed to act, while taking a hard line against ordinary