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title: South African Mayors Net Sentiment Report - 2025
description: A look at the public sentiment performance of South Africa's mayors on social media across 8 of the country's largest metros
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# South African Mayors Sentiment Report

2025

This report captures public sentiment toward the mayors of eight leading metros in South Africa—**Cape** **Town**, **Johannesburg**, **Tshwane**, **eThekwini, Ekurhuleni, Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay and Mangaung. **

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**Ekurhuleni**

Lowest ranked: Nkosindiphile Xhakaza

-50%

Net Sentiment score

**Tshwane**

Top performer: Dr. Nasiphi Moya

**8%**

Net Sentiment score

Cape Town

Geordin Hill-Lewis highlights city's performance

**26%**

Positive engagement 

Based on an analysis of over 700 000 social media mentions, the 2025 SA Mayors  Report tracked citizen sentiment towards eight of South Africa's most prominent mayors.

Tshwane’s Dr Nasiphi Moya and Cape Town’s Geordin Hill-Lewis and  emerged as the most positively perceived city leaders, recognised for visible service delivery, infrastructure improvements, and safety initiatives. In contrast, other metros faced greater criticism tied to governance and service delivery challenges.

Average Net Sentiment:

### -19% 

as cities highlight a lack of service delivery and concerns around alleged corruption  

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