Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 30 Jun 2025: Audited statements (checked by auditors) at 30 June 2025 name Ms T Marabutse as mayor of Kagisano-Molopo. They name Mr OP Moirwagale as speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings).
Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality. Published 22 January 2026.
Where to look: Members of the Municipal Council, p. 5 (no parties); approved 31 August 2025
As of 9 Nov 2021: Tshireletso Marabutse was elected to the Kagisano-Molopo council in 2021. Marabutse was elected as an ANC PR councillor (a seat a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: NW397 - Ganyesa/Pomfret (Kagisano-Molopo), African National Congress, PR(3): MARABUTSE TSHIRELETSO
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 29 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: 20 (15 ward, 5 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 4 (0 ward, 4 party). Azanian Independent Community Movement: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). United Christian Democratic 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 29 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 Kagisano-Molopo an adverse audit opinion 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)
Doubt it can pay its bills
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Kagisano-Molopo in 2024-25, for the second year in a row.
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', North West, 'Kagisano-Molopo LM' row; p. 49 explains the measure
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