Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Midvaal come from
Every fact on the Midvaal 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: Alderman Peter Teixeira is Executive Mayor, according to the municipality's 2026 State of the Municipality Address page.
Midvaal Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: undated (images in a 2026/06 folder), read 2026-10-16; body ('Executive Mayor Alderman Peter Teixeira')
As of 27 Jun 2026: Executive Mayor Alderman Peter Teixeira delivered Midvaal's 2026 State of the Municipality Address on 25 June 2026. He looked back on the municipality's record since he took office in 2021.
OFM. Published 27 June 2026.
Where to look: paragraphs 1 and 6 ('Executive Mayor Alderman Peter Teixeira made the announcement during his 2026 State of the Municipality Address on Thursday (25/6)'; 'since taking office in 2021')
As of 18 Aug 2025: Peter Teixeira is mayor of Midvaal municipality, which the DA runs. He took over from the DA's Bongani Baloyi, who was mayor from 2013 to 2021.
EWN. Published 18 August 2025.
Where to look: paragraph 1 (Teixeira as Midvaal mayor), paragraph 2 ('The DA-run municipality'), paragraph 3 (took over from Baloyi)
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 30 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2 of 3, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). Democratic Alliance: 19 (12 ward, 7 party). African National Congress: 6 (3 ward, 3 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Freedom Front Plus: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Transformative Youth 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 30 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 Midvaal a clean audit (unqualified with no 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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