Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Dihlabeng come from
Every fact on the Dihlabeng page, with the sources we used. We save a copy of each source on the day we read it.
Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 1 Nov 2025: Tseki James Tseki was mayor of Dihlabeng Local Municipality in November 2025. The speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) was Nthabeleng Portia Mofokeng.
Free State COGTA. Page is undated.
Where to look: Dihlabeng (FS 192) row: Mayor/Executive Mayor 'Tseki James Tseki', Speaker 'Nthabeleng Portia Mofokeng'; header 'NOVEMBER 2025' (no day given)
As of 24 Jul 2025: Parliament listed 'Mayor - Cllr Tseki' and 'Speaker - Cllr Mofokeng' for Dihlabeng Local Municipality. It did this during a joint oversight visit (a visit to check on the council) in July 2025.
Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Published 24 July 2025.
Where to look: 'Engagement with Dihlabeng Local Municipality' item
As of 24 Nov 2021: The ANC's Tseki Tseki was elected executive mayor of Dihlabeng. The ANC's Nthabeleng Mofokeng was elected speaker, with 26 of 40 votes.
OFM. Published 24 November 2021.
Where to look: paragraphs 1-2
As of 9 Nov 2021: Tseki James Tseki was elected to the Dihlabeng council in 2021. Tseki was the ANC ward councillor (a councillor for one local area) for ward 14.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Free State, FS192 - Dihlabeng, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, ward 41902014, TSEKI TSEKI JAMES
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 40 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2 of 3, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 22 (17 ward, 5 party). Democratic Alliance: 7 (1 ward, 6 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 5 (1 ward, 4 party). All Unemployment Labour Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Freedom Front Plus: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Forum 4 Service Delivery: 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 40 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 Dihlabeng an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. That is better than in 2023-24, when it got a qualified opinion.
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)
Doubt it can pay its bills
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Dihlabeng in 2024-25. It did not report one the year before.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: p. 50 (PDF page 54), 'Sixty-two municipalities with going concern uncertainty and consecutive years in this position', Free State, 'Dihlabeng LM' row; p. 49 explains the measure
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