Profile summary
Yandiswa Vara is listed as mayor or executive mayor of Makana 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
15
Status: Low. Evidence items recorded in current evidence table.
Profile status
- Party
- ANC
- Municipality
- Makana
- 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 |
| 2025-07-24 | Credible allegation | Civil-society criminal complaint over municipal report dispute | Grocott's Mail reported that the Makana Citizens Front laid criminal charges and alleged that mayor Yandiswa Vara and senior municipal figures were guilty of fraud and corruption in relation to a council-report dispute. This is recorded as a credible local-media allegation, not as an official finding or formal NPA charge. | Grocott's Mail report on Makana criminal complaint | Medium | +15 |
| 2025-09-02 | Cleared or contextualised matter | SAHRC hearing corruption-awareness testimony retained as context | News24 reported that mayor Yandiswa Vara told an SAHRC hearing she was unaware of corrupt activities because allegations had not been formally reported to her. This is retained as governance context and is not separately scored because the scoreable allegation item already captures the Makana matter without double counting. | News24 report on Makana SAHRC hearing testimony | Medium | 0 |
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.