Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Mohokare come from
Every fact on the Mohokare 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 5 Jun 2026: The final 2026/27 Integrated Development Plan of Mohokare has a mayor's foreword. It is signed 'Hon Cllr. Mayor T.D Mochechepa'.
Mohokare Local Municipality. Published 5 June 2026.
Where to look: section 3 'Mayor's Foreword', signature (p. 5); date from the PDF's creation date, 5 June 2026
As of 1 Nov 2025: Zingiza Mgawuli was mayor of Mohokare Local Municipality in November 2025. The speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) was RetshedisitsweThuhlo.
Free State COGTA. Page is undated.
Where to look: Mohokare (FS 163) row: Mayor/Executive Mayor 'Zingiza Mgawuli', Speaker 'RetshedisitsweThuhlo'; header 'NOVEMBER 2025' (no day given)
As of 9 Apr 2025: In April 2025 the ANC in the Free State said it had decided that Mohokare mayor Zingisa Mgawuli must be redeployed.
OFM. Published 9 April 2025.
Where to look: photo caption and paragraphs 1-2 and 6
As of 9 Nov 2021: Teboho Daniel Mochechepa was elected to the Mohokare council in 2021. He was the ANC ward councillor for ward 2.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Free State, FS163 - Mohokare, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, ward 41603002, MOCHECHEPA TEBOHO DANIEL
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 13 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 1 of 2 (table sits between the 'Page 1 of 2' and 'Page 2 of 2' markers), seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 8 (6 ward, 2 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 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 13 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 Mohokare a disclaimer of 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)
Doubt it can pay its bills
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Mohokare in 2024-25, for the 12th 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', Free State, 'Mohokare LM' row; p. 49 explains the measure
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