Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 1 Apr 2026: Councillor S.M. Motlhabi was mayor, the municipality's 2024/25 annual report says.
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: Page 14, political structure table (as_of is the National Treasury upload date in the file name)
As of 1 Apr 2026: Councillor Motlhabi was mayor, the 2024/25 annual report says. Motlhabi was full time and a PR councillor for the African National Congress. A PR councillor holds a seat that a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Councillor Pilane was speaker. The report lists Pilane under Ward 5 (an area that elects one councillor) and the African National Congress. The EFF and Forum 4 Service Delivery held full-time portfolio committee chairs.
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality. Published 1 April 2026.
Where to look: Appendix A, Councillors, Committee Allocation and Council Attendance, p. 98 (rows Motlhabi, Pilane, Dabampe/Letebele, Legabe)
As of 31 Mar 2026: Councillor Sebang Motlhabi is mayor and Councillor Mpho Pilane is speaker, according to the draft reviewed IDP for 2026/27.
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: Page 53, office-bearers list. Undated; listed under 'Draft Budget and Draft IDP 2026' on the municipality's site (as_of approximate: draft IDPs are tabled by end March)
As of 20 Nov 2021: On 20 November 2021, the ANC in North West said it had sealed a coalition deal in Lekwa-Teemane. This is one of three North West councils where the ANC had no outright majority. The report does not name the partner there.
SABC News. Published 20 November 2021.
Where to look: paragraphs 2-3 and the quote from Hlomane Chauke
As of 9 Nov 2021: Sebang Moses Motlhabi was elected to the Lekwa-Teemane council as an ANC proportional representation councillor in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: NW396 - Lekwa-Teemane, African National Congress, PR(2): MOTLHABI SEBANG MOSES
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 14 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: 7 (5 ward, 2 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 4 (1 ward, 3 party). Democratic Alliance: 1 (1 ward, 0 party). Forum 4 Service Delivery: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Freedom Front Plus: 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 14 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 Lekwa-Teemane an adverse 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)
Doubt it can pay its bills
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Lekwa-Teemane in 2024-25, for the 14th 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, 'Lekwa Teemane LM' row; p. 49 explains the measure
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