Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
On the council's website, no date shown: Matlanatso Lydia Moroane is executive mayor. B.R. Raganya is council speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). B.W. Malandule is chief whip (the councillor who keeps a party's members voting together).
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: 'Executive Council' list (undated, read 2026-10-18)
As of 16 Oct 2026: Matlanatso Lydia Moroane is executive mayor.
Mpumalanga Provincial Government. Page is undated.
Where to look: Municipalities table (page 3 of 3), row 'Bushbuckridge Local Municipality', column 'Executive mayor'. The table is undated (footer 'Copyright 2026'); it names mayors elected in late 2024, so it was updated no earlier than Nov 2024. Read 2026-10-16. Party not shown.
As of 15 Oct 2025: Executive Mayor Cllr Lydia Moroane attended the Executive Mayor's Charity Golf Day.
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality. Published 15 October 2025.
Where to look: paragraph 3
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 76 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: pp. 1-3 of 3 (party table on p. 3 of 3), seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 53 (37 ward, 16 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 8 (0 ward, 8 party). Independent South African National Civic Organisation: 5 (1 ward, 4 party). African People's Convention: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Better Residents Association: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). African Transformation Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Bushbuckridge Locals Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Democratic Community Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). South Africa My Home Residents Association: 1 (0 ward, 1 party).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: winning party per ward for every by-election since 2021 (dashboard data files: MapsJason/2021/ByElections.js and LoadCouncillorsService); read 2026-10-18
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: ward councillor rows for this council (party per ward elected in 2021)
The seats now
Who holds the 76 seats now, counted up to 24 Jun 2026. How we count: This is our own count, not an official IEC table. We start with the 2021 party seats from the IEC. Then we add the party that last won each ward, in 2021 or in a by-election. Party seats stay with their party, and councillors can't switch parties. So only ward by-elections change these totals. An empty seat is counted with the party that last held it. The IEC lists by-elections on 5 Oct 2022, but it does not show who won them. So any ward that changed hands that day is not counted.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: winning party per ward for every by-election since 2021 (dashboard data files: MapsJason/2021/ByElections.js and LoadCouncillorsService); read 2026-10-18
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: ward councillor rows for this council (party per ward elected in 2021)
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave Bushbuckridge an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: 'Audit outcome for 2024-25' box and the change from 2023-24 under it (audit of separate financial statements, finalised by 30 April 2026)
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