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| <tr><td>Tenure</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>Affiliation</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Machangana</td><td>Machangana</td><td>Machangana</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>1 July 1971 to 1 February 1973</td><td>Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi, Chief Councillor</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Gazankulu (Self-Rule)</td><td>Gazankulu (Self-Rule)</td><td>Gazankulu (Self-Rule)</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>1 February 1973 to 25 March 1993</td><td>Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi, Chief Minister</td><td>XPP</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>25 March 1993 to April 1993</td><td>Edward Mhinga, acting Chief Minister</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>April 1993 to 26 April 1994</td><td>Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo, Chief Minister</td><td>XPP</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Gazankulu re-integrated into South Africa on 27 April 1994</td><td>Gazankulu re-integrated into South Africa on 27 April 1994</td><td>Gazankulu re-integrated into South Africa on 27 April 1994</td></tr> | |
| </table> | |