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Who runs Breede Valley?

Antoinette Steyn (DA) is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Breede Valley. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) in Breede Valley.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Rawsonville, from the air · Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Which party controls the council?

Voters choose the (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.). The council chooses the (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.).

The council's website names Antoinette Steyn (DA) as executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions). The page has no date. The deputy mayor, Juben von Willingh, and the speaker (the (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) who chairs council meetings), Frank van Zyl, are also from the DA. A VF Plus councillor is on the mayoral committee (the councillors who help the mayor lead the council). The page does not name the (Coalition Parties that agree to run a council together, usually because none has more than half the seats alone. Together they choose the mayor.) (a group of (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) that run the council together). It shows the DA on 18 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) and one empty seat. In 2021, no party won more than half of the 41 seats. The DA won 19.

What the sources said, by date

  1. On the council's website, no date shown

    Antoinette Steyn (DA) is executive mayor of Breede Valley. Juben von Willingh (DA) is deputy executive mayor, and Frank van Zyl (DA) is speaker.

  2. On the council's website, no date shown

    The Breede Valley council page lists DA 18, ANC 9, Breedevallei Onafhanklik 4, EFF 2, VF Plus 2, GOOD 2, PA 1 and ACDP 1. It also shows one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.), Ward 1. A VF Plus councillor sits on the mayoral committee.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 41 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) now, counted up to 24 Jun 2026. A (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) needs 21 seats to run the (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) on its own. No party has that many. So parties must work together to choose the (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) and pass the budget.

  • DA19
  • ANC10
  • Breedevallei Onafhanklik4
  • EFF2
  • GOOD2
  • FF+2
  • 2 other parties2

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 21. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. Grey dots are the 2 other parties, with 1 seat each. One party has no colour on record, so it is grey too.

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What has the council done?

We have not checked any claims about this (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) yet. That is not a mark for or against it.

Core servicesWater, lights, rubbish and roads: what your council runs.No checks yet

Housing and landHouses, informal settlements and title deeds.No checks yet

Safety and jobsCrime, metro police and work in your area.No checks yet

Governance and moneyCorruption, audits and budgets: how your council uses your money.No checks yet

What the official records say

From the Auditor-General and the national government. Every council gets the same checks. A council that is not on a list shows no row.

The Auditor-General gave Breede Valley a clean audit (unqualified with no findings) for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means its accounts and its reports on its work were right, and it followed the key laws.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?

Breede Valley has 21 (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.). You can only vote at the (Voting station The place where you vote, often a school or a hall. You can only vote at the one where you are registered.) where you are (Registered Your name is on the voters' roll. Registration for this election closed on 7 August 2026.).

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