Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Mopani come from
Every fact on the Mopani 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 16 Oct 2026: The Mopani District Municipality's website names Cllr Thamaha Dagma Mamanyoha as mayor.
Mopani District Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: home page, mayor panel ('Click to read the Profile of Mayor'); undated, as_of is the date read
As of 19 Sep 2026: Dagma Mamanyoha used to be mayor of Greater Letaba. Mamanyoha was appointed executive mayor of the Mopani District Municipality. The ANC's regional executive committee made the appointment. Mamanyoha took over from Pule Shayi.
The Citizen. Published 19 September 2026.
Where to look: paragraph 4 (appointed executive mayor); paragraph 6 (Shayi elevated to MEC); paragraph 8 (ANC regional executive committee appointed Mamanyoha)
As of 11 Sep 2026: In early September 2026 Pule Shayi was made Limpopo MEC for CoGHSTA. An MEC is a provincial minister. This left the post of executive mayor of the Mopani District Municipality empty.
The Citizen. Published 11 September 2026.
Where to look: paragraphs 3-4
As of 5 May 2026: Cllr P.J. Shayi is listed as Executive Mayor in the Mopani District Municipality's audited (checked by an auditor) annual financial statements. They cover the year that ended on 30 June 2025. They list Cllr N.M. Maswanganyi as Speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). They list Cllr M. Lewele as Chief Whip (the councillor who organises party members for council votes).
National Treasury. Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2, General Information (Executive Mayor, Speaker, Chief Whip); as_of is the upload date in the file name
As of 9 Nov 2021: Thamaha Dagma Mamanyoha was elected in 2021 as an ANC PR councillor in Greater Letaba. A PR councillor holds a seat a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Greater Letaba is one of the Mopani local councils. Mamanyoha was first on the ANC list.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Limpopo, 'LIM332 - Greater Letaba' row: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PR(1) MAMANYOHA THAMAHA DAGMA
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 21 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 1 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats voters choose directly, by party. African National Congress: 16. Economic Freedom Fighters: 3. Civic Warriors: 1. Democratic Alliance: 1.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 1 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave the Mopani district council 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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