Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 16 Oct 2026: The Greater Letaba Local Municipality's website names Cllr R.R. Ramalatso as mayor.
Greater Letaba Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: home page, 'The Mayor' section; undated, as_of is the date read
As of 19 Sep 2026: Councillor Rosina Ramalatso was made mayor of the Greater Letaba Local Municipality. This was after Dagma Mamanyoha resigned. Ramalatso was once the council whip. The whip is the councillor who gets party members ready for council votes. Ramalatso was also once the speaker. The speaker is the councillor who runs council meetings.
The Citizen. Published 19 September 2026.
Where to look: paragraph 2 (appointed mayor 'on Tuesday'); paragraph 5 (after Mamanyoha's resignation)
As of 9 Nov 2021: Raesetja Rosinah Ramalatso was elected to the Greater Letaba council in 2021 as an ANC PR councillor. A PR councillor holds a seat a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Ramalatso's ANC list number was 8.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Limpopo, 'LIM332 - Greater Letaba' row: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PR(8) RAMALATSO RAESETJA ROSINAH
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 60 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: 47 (30 ward, 17 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 8 (0 ward, 8 party). Congress of the People: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Limpopo Residents Association: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Mopani Independent Movement: 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 60 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 Letaba 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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