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Who runs Greater Tzaneen?

Oda Ngobeni (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 Tzaneen since May 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 Greater Tzaneen.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Tzaneen · Rob Hooft, 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.).

Oda Ngobeni, also written Odas, of the ANC has been mayor of Greater Tzaneen since May 2026. He was sworn in as a PR (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) (a (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) a (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) gets from its list, to match its share of the votes). He was then elected mayor. He took over from Gerson Molapisane as part of ANC leadership changes. The ANC has a majority. In 2021, the ANC won 51 of the 69 seats, and that has not changed.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 26 Jun 2026

    Until about a month earlier, Oda Ngobeni was the Mopani District Municipality's head of communications. He was sworn in as a PR councillor and elected mayor of Greater Tzaneen in May 2026. He replaced Gerson Molapisane as part of the ANC's leadership changes in Limpopo. He says his mandate comes from the ANC.

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

    As of 12 May 2026

    The Citizen reported the ANC's plan to select Odas Ngobeni, 'an ANC bigwig', as Greater Tzaneen mayor in place of Gerson Phetole Molapisane.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 69 (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 35 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 51, 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.

  • ANC51
  • EFF9
  • DA5
  • African Freedom Party1
  • African People's Convention1
  • FF+1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 35. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. 2 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 Greater Tzaneen 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 Tzaneen has 35 (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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