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Who runs Bushbuckridge?

Matlanatso Lydia Moroane is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Bushbuckridge, as of 16 Oct 2026. In 2021, the ANC 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 Bushbuckridge.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Bushbuckridge · Thabizolo, CC BY-SA 4.0

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.).

Matlanatso Lydia Moroane is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) of Bushbuckridge. The Mpumalanga provincial government's website names her in October 2026, and so do the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) pages (2025-2026). We found no official or news source that states her (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.). The ANC has had a majority since 2021. In 2021, the ANC won 53 of the 76 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The ANC held Ward 3 in the final by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) on 24 June 2026.

What the sources said, by date

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

    Matlanatso Lydia Moroane is executive mayor. B.R. Raganya is council 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). B.W. Malandule is chief whip (the councillor who keeps a party's members voting together).

  2. As of 16 Oct 2026

    Matlanatso Lydia Moroane is executive mayor.

  3. This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.

    As of 15 Oct 2025

    Executive Mayor Cllr Lydia Moroane attended the Executive Mayor's Charity Golf Day.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 76 (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 39 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. The ANC has 53, so it can 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 on its own.

  • ANC53
  • EFF8
  • Independent South African National Civic Organisation5
  • African People's Convention2
  • Better Residents Association2
  • DA2
  • 4 other parties4

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 39. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. Grey dots are the 4 other parties, with 1 seat each. 3 parties have no colour on record, so they are 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 Bushbuckridge an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means its accounts were right, but the Auditor-General found other problems, such as broken laws or weak reports on its work.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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

Bushbuckridge has 38 (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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