Checked 27 October 2026
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Phase 2 is the next stage of upgrading an informal settlement. The metro said it moved 2 settlements there, but the Auditor-General found proof for only 1. The metro's own count was higher than the audit could prove.
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Published 29 January 2026.
Where to look: Chapter 6, Auditor-General's report, printed page 120 (PDF page 125), paragraph 37 ('HS1.32 Number of informal settlements upgraded to phase 2'): '2 of 53 ... was reported against a target of 7 of 53. However, the audit evidence showed the actual achievement to be only one'. Printed page 39 (PDF page 44), KPI 7: reason given 'Due to continuing land invasions, interim services were not provided in new informal settlements'
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 170 (PDF page 174), main findings on metro housing: Mangaung is named among metros with illegal land occupation, and among four metros where interim housing 'did not meet health and safety standards'
What did the council do, and when?
Who ran the council
Mayor: Gregory Nthatisi (ANC). Council run by ANC. From Apr 2023 to present.
OFM. Published 26 April 2023.
Where to look: Paragraphs 1-2 (ANC councillor Gregory Nthatisi elected acting executive mayor after the High Court interdicted AASD president Papi Mokoena); paragraph 9 (council sat on Tuesday 25 April 2023)
The Citizen. Published 26 April 2023.
Where to look: Paragraph 3 (elected acting mayor with 50 of the 93 votes cast in a secret ballot at a special council sitting); paragraph 2 (court interdict set aside Mokoena's election)
BloemNews Express. Published 26 October 2023.
Where to look: Article body paragraph 1 ('The ANC is back in the troika positions in the Mangaung Metro after an election held on Friday, 13 October'); paragraph 2 ('The newly-elected executive mayor, Gregory Nthatisi')
OFM. Published 24 October 2025.
Where to look: Paragraph 8 ('Nthatisi, who was elected as mayor in 2023 with the support of the ANC and its coalition partners, including the African Transformation Movement')
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Published 29 January 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 11 (PDF page 16), section on political governance: '1) Executive Mayor: Councillor Gregory Mosala Solomon Nthatisi'
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 28 April 2026.
Where to look: Slide 8 (PDF page 8), 'Insights on national intervention': provincial administration under section 139(5) from 1 January 2020 to 25 April 2022, national intervention under section 139(7) from 26 April 2022; still in the rescue phase of the financial recovery plan at 30 June 2025
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