Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Overberg come from
Every fact on the Overberg 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 30 Jun 2025: AE Franken was executive mayor and HD Coetzee was deputy executive mayor at 30 June 2025, according to the audited statements. L Ntsabo was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) of the Overberg District council. The council had 23 members.
Overberg District Municipality. Published 17 December 2025.
Where to look: General Information, pp. 1-2, 'Members of the Council on Reporting Date' (23 names, no parties shown)
As of 30 Jun 2025: Alderman Sakkie Franken was executive mayor and Alderman Helen Coetzee was deputy mayor, the district's June 2025 newsletter says.
Overberg District Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: June 2025 edition (no day given); photo captions ('ODM Executive Mayor, Ald Sakkie Franken'; 'ODM Deputy Mayor Ald Helen Coetzee')
As of 9 Nov 2021: Andries Erwee Franken was elected in 2021 as a DA councillor for the Overberg District. His seat was a district 40% PR seat (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: DC3 - Overberg rows, PR(1), DC '40%' (FRANKEN, ANDRIES ERWEE, Democratic Alliance)
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 10 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 voters choose directly, by party. Democratic Alliance: 5. African National Congress: 3. GOOD: 1. Freedom Front Plus: 1.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: pp. 1-2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave the Overberg district council a clean audit (unqualified with no 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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