Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Kareeberg come from
Every fact on the Kareeberg page, with the sources we used. We save a copy of each source on the day we read it.
Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
On the council's website, no date shown: The national government contact directory lists Councillor E Hoorn as the mayor contact for Kareeberg Local Municipality.
South African Government. Page is undated.
Where to look: undated, read 2026-10-16; 'Mayor' entry under Kareeberg Local Municipality (Title Cllr, Initials E, Surname Hoorn); no party shown
On the council's website, no date shown: Mr Rodney Jikella is Mayor/Executive Mayor and Mr Norman Stephen van Wyk is Speaker of Kareeberg, according to National Treasury's officials data. An executive mayor is a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions.
National Treasury. Page is undated.
Where to look: Mayor/Executive Mayor and Speaker records; undated, read 2026-10-18
As of 31 May 2025: Rodney Jikkela signs the mayor's foreword of Kareeberg's 2025/26 IDP review. The review was to be put to the council to be adopted at the end of May 2025.
Kareeberg Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 3, Foreword signature block 'Rodney Jikkela, MAYOR'; p. 5 Executive Summary gives the planned May 2025 tabling (no adoption date in document)
As of 27 Sep 2024: The Tourism Minister's speech greets 'Mayor of the Kareeberg Local Municipality Cllr Jikella'. It was given at the national World Tourism Day event in Carnarvon on 27 September 2024.
Department of Tourism. Published 27 September 2024.
Where to look: opening salutations
As of 25 Mar 2024: In March 2024 the municipality's draft IDP review listed Esau Hoorn of the DA as mayor and Wilfred D. Horne of the EFF as speaker. The review marks both as PR councillors (a seat a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes). Its list of 11 councillors counts ANC 4, DA 3, EFF 2 and KCM 2. We counted these line by line.
Kareeberg Local Municipality. Published 25 March 2024.
Where to look: p. 46, section 3.9.1 Council, councillor table (name, capacity, political party, ward/PR); Rodney G. Jikella listed as ANC, Ward 5
As of 2 Jun 2022: On 1 June 2022 the DA won Ward 4 in Kareeberg in a by-election. A by-election is a vote to fill one empty ward seat. Kareeberg's council code is NC074. The ANC had held that seat before.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 2 June 2022.
Where to look: Kareeberg Ward 04 line (statement spells it 'Kareenerg')
As of 2 Jun 2022: The DA won Ward 4 from the ANC on 1 June 2022. After that, the Kareeberg council was ANC 4, DA 3, EFF 2 and Kareeberg Civic Movement 2. That is 11 seats. The KCM held the mayor and speaker posts. This came after the DA and the EFF voted for KCM candidates in 2021.
Daily Maverick. Published 2 June 2022.
Where to look: Ward 4 (Carnarvon), Kareeberg section: governance paragraph ('the DA and EFF used their votes to elect a KCM mayor and speaker'), results paragraph ('KCM has both the mayoral chain and the speaker's chair') and 'The new council composition is ANC 4 (5) DA 3 (2) EFF 2 KCM 2. Total: 11.'
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 11 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 4 (4 ward, 0 party). Democratic Alliance: 3 (1 ward, 2 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 2 (1 ward, 1 party). Kareeberg Civic Movement: 2 (0 ward, 2 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 11 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 Kareeberg a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. That is better than in 2023-24, when it got a disclaimer of opinion.
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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