Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 30 Mar 2026: The district's draft 2026/27 IDP opens with a message by 'Councillor Patrick Marekwa, The Executive Mayor'.
Frances Baard District Municipality. Published 30 March 2026.
Where to look: Mayor's message, by-line (p. 2). Date is the PDF creation date
As of 30 Jun 2025: Ms U Buda was executive mayor of the Frances Baard District council at 30 June 2025. Ms KC Mothibi was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). This is from the audited financial statements (the accounts, checked by auditors).
Frances Baard District Municipality. Published 1 December 2025.
Where to look: General Information, pp. 1-2 (Executive Mayor, Speaker, Mayoral Committee, part-time councillors; no parties shown)
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 12 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: page marker unclear (document has 2 pages), seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats voters choose directly, by party. African National Congress: 6. Democratic Alliance: 2. Economic Freedom Fighters: 2. Patriotic Alliance: 1. Freedom Front Plus: 1.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: page marker unclear (document has 2 pages), seat table, Total Party Seats column
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave the Frances Baard district council a clean audit (unqualified with no 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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