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Who runs Fezile Dabi?

Dennis Khasudi (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 Fezile Dabi, as of 1 Nov 2025. 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.) voters choose directly in Fezile Dabi.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

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.).

Dennis Khasudi (DA) is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions). A Free State government contact list names him as mayor in November 2025. Sidney Pittaway (DA) is 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). The mayoral committee members (the group that helps the mayor lead) are DA councillors. The (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.) has 31 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). Voters choose 13 of them directly. The (Local municipality A municipality for a town or rural area outside the metros. There are 205.) appoint the rest. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 13 seats voters choose directly. In 2024/25, the ANC had 15 seats, the DA 8, the EFF 7 and FF Plus 1, so no party had a majority.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 2 Apr 2026

    In 2024/25 the Fezile Dabi council had 31 councillors. The ANC had 15, the DA 8, the EFF 7 and FF Plus 1. Dennis Khasudi was executive mayor. Sidney Pittaway was speaker. The appendix lists both as DA councillors. The mayoral committee members are Makhema, Matwa, Muller and Serfontein. They are DA councillors too.

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

    As of 1 Nov 2025

    Dennis Khasudi was mayor of Fezile Dabi District Municipality in November 2025. The speaker was Sydney Pittaway.

  3. As of 24 Jul 2025

    In July 2025, (Parliament South Africa's national law-makers, in Cape Town. It has two parts, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.) made a joint oversight visit to Fezile Dabi District Municipality. This is a visit to check on the council. Parliament listed 'Executive Mayor - Cllr Khasudi' and 'Speaker - Cllr Pittaway'.

  4. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Dennis Khasudi was elected to the Fezile Dabi district council in 2021. Khasudi was a DA councillor.

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How were the seats split?

Voters choose 13 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 7 of these 13 seats to win more than half of them. No party has that many.

  • ANC6
  • DA3
  • EFF3
  • FF+1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 7. That is more than half of the seats voters choose directly. Each party shows in its own colour.

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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 Fezile Dabi district council a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means some parts of its accounts had big mistakes, or it could not show proof for some amounts.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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