Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Tokologo come from
Every fact on the Tokologo 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 1 Nov 2025: Boitumelo E Seakge was mayor of Tokologo Local Municipality in November 2025. The speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) was MM Gaebee.
Free State COGTA. Page is undated.
Where to look: Tokologo (FS 182) row: Mayor/Executive Mayor 'Boitumelo E Seakge', Speaker 'MM Gaebee'; header 'NOVEMBER 2025' (no day given)
As of 28 Nov 2023: Free State COGTA is the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. It told the NCOP committee about the Section 139(5)(a) and (c) intervention in Tokologo. The NCOP (National Council of Provinces) is part of Parliament. The Executive Council used the intervention from June 2022. The Minister of Finance had recommended it. The reason given was that the municipality did not pay what it owed. At that time, Tokologo was one of four Free State municipalities under Section 139 intervention.
Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Published 28 November 2023.
Where to look: meeting summary, 'Tokologo Local Municipality' section and the HOD's statement on four municipalities under intervention
As of 9 Nov 2021: Boitumelo Enock Seakge was elected to the Tokologo council in 2021. Seakge was the ANC ward councillor for ward 3.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: Free State, FS182 - Tokologo, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, ward 41802003, SEAKGE BOITUMELO ENOCK
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 13 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 8 (6 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 2 (1 ward, 1 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 13 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 Tokologo a qualified audit opinion 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)
Government stepped in
In July 2026, the Minister of Cooperative Governance told Parliament that the intervention at Tokologo is ongoing. It began in June 2022, under section 139(5)(a) and (c) of the Constitution.
Department of Cooperative Governance. Published 3 July 2026.
Where to look: reply (a), table of municipalities under intervention, 'Tokologo LM' row: type of intervention, date instituted, status Ongoing
In May 2025, Parliament's Budget Office described the recovery plan like this: "The municipality is not reporting on the implementation of the FRP."
Parliamentary Budget Office. Published 1 May 2025.
Where to look: p. 9, Table 1 'Active municipal interventions and their performance', 'Tokologo LM' row, FRP IMPLEMENTATION STATUS column
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