Councillor Philani Mavundla | |
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| Mayor of the Umvoti Local Municipality | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Malembe |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Deputy Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | |
| In office 24 November 2021 – 13 December 2022 | |
| Mayor | Mxolisi Kaunda |
| Preceded by | Belinda Scott |
| Succeeded by | Zandile Myeni |
| President of the Abantu Batho Congress Founder of the Abantu Batho Congress | |
| Assumed office 8 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philani Godfrey Mavundla 1966 or 1967 (age 56–57) Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | Abantu Batho Congress (2020–present) National Freedom Party (2019–2020) African National Congress (Until 2019) |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy, Tersia and Mpume |
| Children | 21 |
| Profession | Politician, businessman |
Philani Godfrey Mavundla is a South African politician, Zulu nationalist and business tycoon who has been the Mayor of the Umvoti Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal since 2023, having previously served from 2011 to 2013 as a member of the African National Congress. He served as the Deputy Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality from 2021 until 2022. He is the founder and current leader of the Abantu Batho Congress, a party he founded in early-2020 after he resigned from the National Freedom Party (NFP).