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Who runs Greater Kokstad?

M N L Madikizela (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 Greater Kokstad since Sep 2022. 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 Greater Kokstad.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Kokstad · Michael Denne, CC BY-SA 2.0

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.).

Lwanda Madikizela of the ANC is mayor of Greater Kokstad, and was sworn in on 1 September 2022. The 2024/25 financial statements still name Madikizela as mayor. We found no change of control. Madikizela had been 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). Bheki Mtolo of the ANC, the mayor before, resigned to become ANC provincial secretary. Bheki Nozaza became speaker. In 2021, the ANC won 12 of the 19 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). That is a majority.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 30 Jun 2025

    Cllr M N L Madikizela was mayor, Cllr K J Walker was deputy mayor and Cllr B T Nozaza was speaker. This is from the audited annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor) for the year ended 30 June 2025. They do not state the (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.).

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

    As of 1 Sep 2022

    Bheki Mtolo stepped down as mayor of Greater Kokstad after being elected ANC provincial secretary. Lwanda Madikizela, who was speaker before, was sworn in as mayor. Bheki Nozaza became speaker. The ANC Youth League in the region welcomed the election of both as its members.

  3. As of 9 Nov 2021

    In 2021, Marcus Neville Lwanda Madikizela was elected as an ANC (Ward councillor A person chosen by the voters of one ward to speak for that area on the council. You vote for them by name.) for (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) 8 in Greater Kokstad. A ward is an area with its own councillor. Karen Jill Walker was elected as an ANC PR councillor (a councillor a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes). Walker was number 2 on the list.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 19 (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 10 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 12, 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.

  • ANC12
  • EFF4
  • DA2
  • African Independent Congress1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 10. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. 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 Greater Kokstad 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?

Greater Kokstad has 10 (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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