Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Moretele come from
Every fact on the Moretele 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 Jan 2026: Audited financial statements for the year to 30 June 2025 name Councillor MG Manyike as Mayor of Moretele. They name Councillor F Mapela as Speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). They name Councillor NK Mleta as Single Whip (the councillor who makes sure party members vote together).
Moretele Local Municipality. Published 15 January 2026.
Where to look: General Information ('Mayor Cllr Manyike MG', 'Speaker Cllr Mapela F', 'Single Whip Cllr Mleta NK'); no parties shown; date is the upload timestamp in the file name
As of 29 Aug 2024: The ANC held Ward 26 (Mogogelo/Ratjiepan) in a Moretele by-election. MK came second and the EFF came third.
Daily Maverick. Published 29 August 2024.
Where to look: Moretele Ward 26 (Mogogelo/Ratjiepan) section: result line 'ANC 58% (58% PR) MK 25% EFF 17%' and following paragraph
As of 9 Nov 2021: Masango George Manyike was elected to the Moretele council in 2021. Manyike was elected as an ANC PR councillor (a seat a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: NW371 - Moretele, African National Congress, PR(2): MANYIKE MASANGO GEORGE
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 52 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: 35 (26 ward, 9 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 9 (0 ward, 9 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Forum 4 Service Delivery: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). African Independent Congress: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Agenda to Citizenry Governors: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Defenders of the People: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Economic Emancipation Forum: 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 52 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 Moretele an unqualified audit opinion with 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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