Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Mantsopa come from
Every fact on the Mantsopa 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
As of 1 Nov 2025: Mmamama Tsoene was mayor of Mantsopa Local Municipality in November 2025. The speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) was Mvuyo Ncwada.
Free State COGTA. Page is undated.
Where to look: Mantsopa (FS 196) row: Mayor/Executive Mayor 'Mmamama Tsoene', Speaker 'Mvuyo Ncwada'; header 'NOVEMBER 2025' (no day given)
As of 24 Jul 2025: Parliament listed 'Mayor - Cllr M Tsoene' and 'Speaker - Cllr Ncwada' for Mantsopa Local Municipality. It did this during a joint oversight visit (a visit to check on the council) in July 2025.
Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Published 24 July 2025.
Where to look: 'Engagement with Mantsopa Local Municipality' item
As of 9 Nov 2021: Mmamama Eunice Tsoene was elected to the Mantsopa council as an ANC councillor in 2021. Tsoene was first on the ANC list.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Free State, FS196 - Mantsopa, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, PR(1), TSOENE MMAMAMA EUNICE
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 18 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2 of 2 (page marker ambiguous), seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 11 (8 ward, 3 party). Democratic Alliance: 4 (1 ward, 3 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Congress of the People: 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 18 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 Mantsopa a qualified 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)
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