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Who runs Capricorn?

Mamedupi Teffo (ANC) has been (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Capricorn since Sep 2021. In 2021, the ANC won 15 of the 22 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) voters choose directly in Capricorn. That is more than half.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Polokwane · JasonMoe289, 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.).

Mamedupi Teffo of the ANC is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions). She has held the post since September 2021. She is named as executive mayor in July and September 2026. This is a (District council A council over several local municipalities. It runs services for the whole area. There are 44. Voters outside the metros also vote for it.). In 2021, the ANC won 15 of the 22 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) voters choose directly. The (Local municipality A municipality for a town or rural area outside the metros. There are 205.) send the other members. We did not find the full make-up of the council.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 30 Jul 2026

    Executive Mayor Cllr Mamedupi Teffo hosted the handover of the Ga-Phasha water supply project by the Limpopo Premier.

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

    As of 13 Apr 2026

    An ANC (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.), Tumi Maruma, was sworn in to the district council on 13 April 2026. Maruma took the place of Lesiba Matsemela. In March 2026, Matsemela resigned as council whip. The whip is the councillor who gets (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) members ready for council votes. Matsemela also resigned as a PR councillor. This is a seat a party gets from its list. It is to match the party's share of the votes.

  3. As of 6 Mar 2026

    Executive Mayor Cllr Mamedupi Teffo attended the Limpopo State of the Province Address on 5 March 2026.

  4. As of 2 Aug 2023

    Cllr Mamedupi Teffo is Executive Mayor. She was elected Chairperson of the Limpopo ANC Women's League. The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) congratulated her. The League is an ANC structure.

  5. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Mamedupi Kirsty Teffo was elected to the Capricorn district council in 2021 as an ANC councillor. She was first on the ANC's 40% district list.

  6. As of 29 Sep 2021

    Executive Mayor John Mpe resigned. Then Capricorn District Municipality held a special council meeting. It elected Cllr Mamedupi Teffo as Executive Mayor. It formally installed her in the post.

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How were the seats split?

Voters choose 22 of this (District council A council over several local municipalities. It runs services for the whole area. There are 44. Voters outside the metros also vote for it.) (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) directly. The (Local municipality A municipality for a town or rural area outside the metros. There are 205.) send the other members. A (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) needs 12 of these 22 seats to win more than half of them. The ANC has 15, so it did.

  • ANC15
  • EFF5
  • Defenders of the People1
  • DA1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 12. That is more than half of the seats voters choose directly. Each party shows in its own colour. 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 the Capricorn district council 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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How does voting work here?

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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