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Who runs Joe Gqabi?

We could not confirm who is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Joe Gqabi now. In 2021, the ANC won 8 of the 10 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) voters choose directly in Joe Gqabi. That is more than half.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Barkly East · Morné van Rooyen, Attribution

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.).

We could not confirm who is executive mayor of Joe Gqabi now. At a council meeting on 25 June 2026, Councillor Unathi Hlathuka spoke as acting executive mayor. Acting means standing in for now. A district news release of 18 June 2026 still names Nomvuyo Mposelwa as executive mayor. An executive mayor makes many of the council's decisions. 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.). Its draft 2024/25 annual report is from August 2025. It says the ANC has a majority and runs the council. A majority is 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.). It also says the executive mayor, Nomvuyo Mposelwa, is from the ANC. In 2021, the ANC won 8 of the 10 seats voters choose directly. The (Local municipality A municipality for a town or rural area outside the metros. There are 205.) send the other members. On 18 June 2026 Councillor Mfundo Bongela was elected speaker. This was after Councillor Mzukhona Bomela resigned. A speaker is 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 runs council meetings. We did not find how many seats each (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) has on the district council.

What the sources said, by date

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

    N.P. Mposelwa is executive mayor of Joe Gqabi District Municipality.

  2. As of 25 Jun 2026

    Councillor Unathi Hlathuka gave the mayoral address as acting executive mayor at the Joe Gqabi council meeting of 25 June 2026.

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

    As of 18 Jun 2026

    On 18 June 2026 the Joe Gqabi district council elected Councillor Mfundo Bongela as speaker. This came after Councillor Mzukhona Bomela resigned. The same release names Councillor Nomvuyo Mposelwa as executive mayor.

  4. As of 31 Aug 2025

    The ANC has a majority in Joe Gqabi District Municipality and runs it. Executive mayor N.P. Mposelwa is from the ANC.

  5. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Nomvuyo Patricia Mposelwa was elected to the Joe Gqabi district council on the ANC list in 2021.

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How were the seats split?

Voters choose 10 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 6 of these 10 seats to win more than half of them. The ANC has 8, so it did.

  • ANC8
  • DA1
  • EFF1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 6. 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 Joe Gqabi 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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