Checked 16 October 2026

Where the facts about Xhariep come from

Every fact on the Xhariep 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: In November 2025 Irene Mehlomakulu was mayor of Xhariep District Municipality. The speaker was Mokgoro A Shasha. A speaker is the councillor who chairs council meetings.

Free State Municipal Contact List (November 2025) (opens in a new tab)

Free State COGTA. Page is undated.

Where to look: Xhariep (DC16) row: Mayor/Executive Mayor 'Irene Mehlomakulu', Speaker 'Mokgoro A Shasha'; header 'NOVEMBER 2025' (no day given)

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As of 19 Feb 2025: The Xhariep council was inaugurated (officially started) on 26 November 2021. It has 16 councillors: 10 ANC, 4 DA and 2 EFF. 6 were directly elected and 10 were seconded from Kopanong, Letsemeng and Mohokare. The mayor's foreword is signed by N.I. Mehlomakulu.

Xhariep District Municipality Annual Report 2023/24 (opens in a new tab)

Xhariep District Municipality. Published 19 February 2025.

Where to look: Chapter 1 mayor's foreword signature (p. 6) and Chapter 2 'Introduction to political and administrative governance' and 'Councillors' (T2.1.2); filed with National Treasury 19 Feb 2025

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As of 9 Nov 2021: Nokufa Irene Mehlomakulu was elected to the Xhariep district council as an ANC councillor in 2021.

LGE2021 Councillor Lists - 9 Nov 2021 (opens in a new tab)

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

Where to look: Free State, DC16 - Xhariep, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, PR(4), MEHLOMAKULU NOKUFA IRENE, DC "40%"

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How were the seats split?

The 2021 result

Who won the 6 seats in 2021.

LGE 2021 Seat Calculation Detail: DC16 Xhariep (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

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Every party

The seats voters choose directly, by party. African National Congress: 4. Democratic Alliance: 1. Economic Freedom Fighters: 1.

LGE 2021 Seat Calculation Detail: DC16 Xhariep (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

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What the official records say

Audit result

The Auditor-General gave the Xhariep 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: Xhariep 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)

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