Election day Wed 4 Nov

Checked 16 October 2026

Where the facts about Pixley ka Seme come from

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Which party controls the council?

Dated reports

On the council's website, no date shown: Mr U.R. Itumeleng is executive mayor, according to the district's 'Office: Executive Mayor' page.

Office: Executive Mayor (opens in a new tab)

Pixley ka Seme District Municipality. Page is undated.

Where to look: page heading ('Mr U.R. Itumeleng, Executive Mayor'); undated, read 2026-10-18

Saved copy: not added yetOfficial record

As of 30 Jun 2025: UR Itumeleng was executive mayor of the Pixley ka Seme District council at 30 June 2025. TA Sintu was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). This is from the audited financial statements (the accounts, checked by auditors). The council had 21 members.

Pixley ka Seme District Municipality audited annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Pixley ka Seme District Municipality. Published 22 January 2026.

Where to look: General Information, p. 1, Members of Council (21 names, no parties)

Saved copy Official record

As of 9 Nov 2021: Unthusitse Rhoode Itumeleng was elected to the Pixley ka Seme District council on the ANC's district list in 2021.

LGE 2021 Councillor Lists (9 Nov 2021) (opens in a new tab)

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.

Where to look: DC7 Pixley ka Seme rows: PR(4), ITUMELENG UNTHUSITSE RHOODE, African National Congress, DC '40%'

Saved copy Official record

How were the seats split?

The 2021 result

Who won the 9 seats in 2021.

LGE 2021 Seat Calculation Detail: DC7 Pixley ka Seme (opens in a new tab)

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.

Where to look: p. 1 of 1, seat table, Total Party Seats column

Saved copy: not added yetOfficial record

Every party

The seats voters choose directly, by party. African National Congress: 5. Democratic Alliance: 2. Economic Freedom Fighters: 1. Siyathemba Community Movement: 1.

LGE 2021 Seat Calculation Detail: DC7 Pixley ka Seme (opens in a new tab)

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.

Where to look: p. 1 of 1, seat table, Total Party Seats column

Saved copy: not added yetOfficial record

What the official records say

Audit result

The Auditor-General gave the Pixley ka Seme district council an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

Consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes 2024-25: Pixley Ka Seme District (opens in a new tab)

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)

Saved copy: kept on fileOfficial record