Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Nama Khoi come from
Every fact on the Nama Khoi 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 17 Sep 2026: Rodney Kritzinger was a DA ward councillor and mayor, the draft 2025/26 annual performance report says. Its council table for 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 counts ANC 8, DA 5, NCM 3 and FF+ 1, out of 17. We counted these line by line. The report says the mayoral committee is drawn from the ruling parties. It does not name them.
Nama Khoi Local Municipality. Published 17 September 2026.
Where to look: 1.1 Mayor's Foreword signature ('Mayor R Kritzinger'); 2.2.1 Political Governance Structure, a) Council, Table 18 (p. 23). Date is the upload date
As of 14 Sep 2026: The municipality's monthly budget statement for August 2026 is dated 14 September 2026. It is addressed to 'Mr R Kritzinger the Mayor'.
Nama Khoi Local Municipality. Published 14 September 2026.
Where to look: cover date (14 September 2026) and section 1 Purpose, first paragraph
As of 30 Aug 2025: R Kritzinger was mayor and GMS Bock was speaker in the year to 30 June 2025, according to the municipality's audited financial statements. A speaker is the councillor who chairs council meetings. Audited means the accounts were checked by auditors.
National Treasury. Published 30 August 2025.
Where to look: p. 1, General Information, council members: 'Kritzinger R (Mayor)', 'Bock GMS (Speaker)'; approved 30 Aug 2025 (p. 3)
As of 29 May 2025: The ANC held Ward 6 in Okiep in a by-election on 28 May 2025. Before the vote, the DA and the NCM depended on the FF+ to govern.
Daily Maverick. Published 29 May 2025.
Where to look: Ward 6 (Okiep) Nama Khoi section, paragraph 'The DA and NCM went into this by-election dependent on the FF+ to govern in Nama Khoi'
As of 15 May 2025: The ANC won Ward 5 in Springbok Bergsig from the Namakwa Civic Movement in a May 2025 by-election. A by-election is a vote to fill one empty ward seat. The council is now ANC 8, DA 5, NCM 3 and FF+ 1. That is 17 seats. The FF+ decides whether the DA-NCM coalition continues.
Daily Maverick. Published 15 May 2025.
Where to look: Northern Cape section, Ward 5 (Springbok Bergsig): 'New council composition' paragraph and 'This means the FF+ is now kingmaker in Nama Khoi'
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 17 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 now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 8 (8 ward, 0 party). Democratic Alliance: 5 (1 ward, 4 party). Namakwa Civic Movement: 3 (0 ward, 3 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 17 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 Nama Khoi 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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