Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Metsimaholo come from
Every fact on the Metsimaholo 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 15 Jul 2026: Jack Malindi is executive mayor of Metsimaholo.
Metsimaholo Local Municipality. Published 15 July 2026.
Where to look: paragraph 1: 'the Executive Mayor of Metsimaholo Local Municipality, Cllr Jack Malindi, convened...'
As of 23 Jan 2026: On 30 June 2025 the Metsimaholo council had 46 councillors. The ANC had 16, the DA 12, the EFF 12, FF Plus 3, the AIC 1, the ATM 1 and the MCA 1. Jack Malindi (AIC) was executive mayor from 19 October 2023. Lucas Fisher (ANC) was speaker, and Fikile Mosokweni (ANC) was council whip since 22 November 2021. The appendix has a party column. Counting the mayoral committee members against it gives four ANC, four EFF and one MCA councillor.
Metsimaholo Local Municipality. Published 23 January 2026.
Where to look: Table 2.1 (council composition), Table 2.2 (office bearers and mayoral committee), and the councillor appendix with party column; mayoral committee parties counted line by line
As of 1 Nov 2025: Jack Malindi was executive mayor of Metsimaholo in November 2025. Lucas Fisher was speaker.
Free State COGTA. Published 1 November 2025.
Where to look: Metsimaholo (FS 204) row: Mayor 'Jack Malindi', Speaker 'Lucas Fisher'
As of 17 Aug 2023: Jack Malindi (AIC) was elected mayor with no other candidate in August 2023. This was after DA mayor Jeff Zwane was removed. The ATM nominated him and the ANC seconded (supported the nomination).
Daily Sun. Published 17 August 2023.
Where to look: paragraphs 1 (AIC councillor), 3 (elected unopposed), 4 (ATM nominated, ANC seconded), 5 (former DA mayor Zwane removed)
As of 16 Aug 2023: Jack Malindi of the AIC was elected mayor of Metsimaholo on 16 August 2023, with no other candidate. He replaced DA councillor Jeff Zwane. Zwane was removed by a motion of no confidence (a council vote to remove the mayor or speaker) brought by the ANC. The ATM nominated Malindi and the ANC seconded.
OFM. Published 16 August 2023.
Where to look: paragraphs 1-3
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 46 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: 16 (15 ward, 1 party). Democratic Alliance: 12 (6 ward, 6 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 12 (2 ward, 10 party). Freedom Front Plus: 3 (0 ward, 3 party). African Independent Congress: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). African Transformation Movement: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Metsimaholo Community Association: 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 46 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 Metsimaholo 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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