Profile summary
Princess Faku is listed as mayor or executive mayor of Buffalo City in Eastern Cape. This profile is prepared for the Integrity Index evidence-review workflow. The score below is calculated only from source-linked evidence items recorded after the current source-category review.
Integrity Risk Score
30
Status: Moderate. Evidence items recorded in current evidence table.
Profile status
- Party
- ANC
- Municipality
- Buffalo City
- Province
- Eastern Cape
- Municipality type
- Municipality
- Inclusion source
- OpenSanctions / Municipal Money
- Conviction status
- No record in current evidence table
- Criminal charge status
- No record in current evidence table
- Official investigation status
- No record in current evidence table
- Date last reviewed
- 26 June 2026
Evidence table
| Date | Category | Status | Summary | Source | Confidence | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2026 | Inclusion source | Verified for listing | Listed as mayor or executive mayor in the South Africa Municipal Leadership dataset. | OpenSanctions Municipal Leadership dataset | Medium | 0 |
| 2026-03-12 | Credible allegation | Criminal complaint reported over boxing-deal dispute | News24 reported that a former Buffalo City Metro Speaker opened a fraud case against Mayor Princess Faku in connection with a R2.2 million boxing-deal dispute. This is recorded as a credible media allegation and not as a finding or criminal charge against Faku. | News24 report on Buffalo City boxing-deal complaint | Medium | +15 |
| 2026-03-20 | Credible allegation | SIU obstruction allegation reported | The Citizen reported that the SIU accused Faku and other Buffalo City officials of blocking a corruption probe into municipal staff. This is recorded as a credible allegation linked to an accountability-body process, not as an official adverse finding against Faku. | The Citizen report on SIU probe obstruction allegation | Medium | +15 |
Methodology note
Integrity Index uses a risk-score model where higher scores indicate higher publicly documented integrity risk. For the Mayors page, the first publication establishes the full mayoral roster and profile framework. Evidence scores are only added when a source-linked item has been reviewed against the published Scoring Criteria and Scoring Sources pages.