Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Musina come from
Every fact on the Musina 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 6 May 2026: G. Mawela is listed as Mayor in the Musina Local Municipality's audited (checked by an auditor) annual financial statements. They cover the year that ended on 30 June 2025. Mawela was appointed in November 2021, with no resignation date. The statements list E.S. Shirilele as Speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). They list M.F. Mafela as Chief Whip (the councillor who organises party members for council votes). All three have held their posts since November 2021.
National Treasury. Page is undated.
Where to look: General Information, p. 3, members table; as_of is the upload date in the file name
As of 27 Jun 2025: The Musina 2023/24 annual report names Councillor Nkhanedzeni Godfrey Mawela as Mayor. It lists him as 'Cllr Godfrey Mawela (Mayor - ANC)' in its councillors section.
National Treasury. Published 27 June 2025.
Where to look: 'Component A: Mayor's Foreword' and 'Councillors' section (PDF page 38)
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 24 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: pp. 1-2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 19 (12 ward, 7 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 2 (0 ward, 2 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 24 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 Musina 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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