People employed during each mayor's tenure
8 mayors, ranked by how people employed changed from their first day in office, next to the province over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs province | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DA Geordin Hill-Lewis | Cape Town | 18 Nov 2021 – now | +26.4% Q3 2021 → Q2 2026 | −1.0 pts province +27.4% | +5.1%/yr | |
| 2 | N Lebohang Masoetsa | Bloemfontein | 14 Aug 2020 – 16 Aug 2021 | +22.0% Q2 2020 → Q2 2021 | +8.6 pts province +13.4% | +22.0%/yr | |
| 3 |  Princess Faku | East London | 23 Mar 2023 – now | +20.1% Q4 2022 → Q2 2026 | +22.5 pts province −2.4% | +5.4%/yr | |
| 4 | DA Randall Williams | Pretoria | 30 Oct 2020 – 28 Feb 2023 | +15.4% Q3 2020 → Q4 2022 | +6.6 pts province +8.9% | +6.6%/yr | |
| 5 | DA Mpho Phalatse | Johannesburg | 22 Nov 2021 – 27 Jan 2023 | +13.0% Q3 2021 → Q4 2022 | +2.7 pts province +10.3% | +10.3%/yr | |
| 6 | DA Nqaba Bhanga | Gqeberha | 4 Dec 2020 – 22 Nov 2021 | +11.2% Q3 2020 → Q3 2021 | +10.9 pts province +0.3% | +11.2%/yr | |
| 7 | DA Athol Trollip | Gqeberha | 18 Aug 2016 – 27 Aug 2018 | +10.3% Q2 2016 → Q2 2018 | +6.4 pts province +3.9% | +5.0%/yr | |
| 8 | Mxolisi Kaunda | Durban | 5 Sep 2019 – 10 Jul 2024 | +8.0% Q2 2019 → Q2 2024 | +0.1 pts province +7.9% | +1.5%/yr | |
| 9 | AIC Sivuyile Ngodwana | Ekurhuleni | 30 Mar 2023 – 11 Apr 2024 | +4.2% Q4 2022 → Q1 2024 | +1.0 pts province +3.2% | +3.3%/yr | |
| 10 | DA Tania Campbell | Ekurhuleni | 22 Nov 2021 – 30 Mar 2023 | +4.1% Q3 2021 → Q4 2022 | −6.1 pts province +10.3% | +3.3%/yr |
Showing 10 of 33 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); the province is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousands, aged 15-64 · Statistics South Africa, Quarterly Labour Force Survey (P0211, trends workbook, Table 2.3), people aged 15-64, the official definition, not seasonally adjusted, employed, the metropolitan municipality, from 2015 · metropolitan municipality data · as of Apr 2026.