Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
On the council's website, no date shown: The Greater Giyani Municipality's home page names 'the Mayor Cllr Thandi Zitha' in its news items.
Greater Giyani Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: home page news items (latest dated items are from 2022); undated, read 2026-10-18
As of 7 Jan 2026: Cllr T. Zitha is listed as Mayor in the Greater Giyani Local Municipality's audited (checked by an auditor) annual financial statements. They cover the year that ended on 30 June 2025. They list Cllr A.E. Mboweni as Speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). They list Cllr T. Makondo as Chief Whip (the councillor who organises party members for council votes).
National Treasury. Page is undated.
Where to look: General Information, p. 1; as_of is the upload date in the file name
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 62 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: pp. 3-4 of 4, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 47 (29 ward, 18 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 5 (0 ward, 5 party). African People's Convention: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Forum 4 Service Delivery: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Mopani Independent Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). National Independent Party: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Patriotic Alliance: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Ximoko 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 62 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 Greater Giyani 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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