Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 24 Jun 2026: The Capricorn District Municipality names Cllr Dr Merriam Molala as Executive Mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) of Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality. It did this at a council imbizo (a public meeting) in June 2026.
Capricorn District Municipality. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: paragraph 3 (attendees)
As of 24 Nov 2025: Lepelle-Nkumpi Mayor Cllr Dr Meriam Molala opened the municipality's investment conference and sod-turning ceremony on 21 November 2025. A sod-turning ceremony marks the start of building.
Capricorn District Municipality. Published 24 November 2025.
Where to look: article body, opening sentence
As of 9 Nov 2021: Matshipsana Meriam Molala was elected to the Lepelle-Nkumpi 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. Molala's ANC list number was 3.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Limpopo, 'LIM355 - Lepele-Nkumpi' row: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PR(3) MOLALA MATSHIPSANA MERIAM
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. 3 of 3, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 40 (30 ward, 10 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 12 (0 ward, 12 party). Defenders of the People: 4 (0 ward, 4 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Lebowakgomo Civic Organization: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Magoshi Swaranang 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 Lepelle-Nkumpi 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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