Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 16 Oct 2026: Bheki Jonas Mhlanga is executive mayor.
Mpumalanga Provincial Government. Page is undated.
Where to look: Municipalities table (page 2 of 3), row 'Pixley Ka Seme 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 4 Dec 2025: B.J. Mhlanga was executive mayor, B.G. Mavuso was speaker and B.T.A. Zulu was chief whip, the audited 2024/25 financial statements say. N.W. Msibi, T.V. Hlakutse and T.H. Thwala were members of the mayoral committee.
Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality. Published 4 December 2025.
Where to look: General Information, first rows
As of 9 Nov 2021: In 2021 these people were elected as ANC councillors in Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme. Busisiwe Goodness Mavuso won PR 1, a PR seat (a seat a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes). Bongani Terence Achiebald Zulu won Ward 1. Nephry Winnie Msibi won Ward 6. Teboho Victor Hlakutse won Ward 3. Tshepo Hope Thwala won Ward 7.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: MP304 - Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme rows
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 21 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 1 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 13 (11 ward, 2 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 3 (0 ward, 3 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). African People's Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Forum 4 Service Delivery: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Inkatha Freedom Party: 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 21 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 Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme 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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