Mxolisi Siyonzana is a South African politician who served as the Executive Mayor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State Province from 16 August 2021 until 6 March 2023.
He has been described as an ally of former Free State premier and current suspended ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule.
[1][2][3][4][5] On 2 November 2022, the interim Mangaung ANC Regional Executive Committee "recalled" Siyonzana over serious allegations of financial mismanagement, poor governance and lack of service delivery.
[6] The interim ANC Provincial Executive Committee soon followed suit with wanting Siyonzana to be removed as mayor.
[7] While speaking at the ANC Youth League Peter Mokaba Memorial Lecture in January 2023, newly elected ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula criticised Siyonzana, accusing him of "sleeping on the job".