In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fourteen seats on the council.

[9] The interim administration order, made in terms of section 139(1)(b) of the South African Constitution, is expected to be reviewed after three months.

[13][14] The Makhanda High Court made legal history by ordering the Makana Municipal Council to be dissolved.

Residents of Makhanda have widely welcomed a high court ruling that the Makana Municipal Council must be dissolved over its unconstitutional failure to provide services.

[8] As of January 2024, the municipality is again under administration, one of 32 in the country, and three in the Eastern Cape where the provincial executive has intervened due to maladministration[15]