Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
On the council's website, no date shown: Cllr K.V. Buda is executive mayor.
Victor Khanye Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: 'The Executive Mayor' section, caption 'Cllr. KV Buda Executive Mayor' (undated, read 2026-10-18)
As of 16 Oct 2026: Kleinbooi Vusi Buda is executive mayor.
Mpumalanga Provincial Government. Page is undated.
Where to look: Municipalities table (page 1 of 3), row 'Victor Khanye Local Municipality', column 'Executive mayor'. The table is undated (footer 'Copyright 2026'); it names mayors elected in late 2024, so it was updated no earlier than Nov 2024. Read 2026-10-16. Party not shown.
As of 6 Apr 2023: The ANC won 9 of 17 seats in 2021. It kept its majority by retaining Ward 4 in an April 2023 by-election with about 50% of the vote. A by-election is a vote to fill one empty ward seat.
Daily Maverick. Published 6 April 2023.
Where to look: sections 'The by-election' and 'The 2021 local government elections'
As of 9 Nov 2021: Kleinbooi Vusi Buda was elected as the ANC's first-listed PR councillor in Victor Khanye in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: MP311 - Victor Khanye rows, ANC PR(1)
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: 9 (8 ward, 1 party). African Voice Progressive Party: 3 (0 ward, 3 party). Democratic Alliance: 3 (1 ward, 2 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 1 (0 ward, 1 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 Victor Khanye 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)
Doubt it can pay its bills
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Victor Khanye in 2024-25, for the second year in a row.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: p. 50 (PDF page 54), 'Sixty-two municipalities with going concern uncertainty and consecutive years in this position', Mpumalanga, 'Victor Khanye LM' row; p. 49 explains the measure
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