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Who runs John Taolo Gaetsewe?

P.Q. Mogatle-Thoane (ANC) is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of John Taolo Gaetsewe, as of 30 Jun 2024. In 2021, the ANC won 6 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 John Taolo Gaetsewe. That is more than half.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Kuruman · Brian Dell Bdell555, Public domain

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.).

The newest dated source on the mayor of John Taolo Gaetsewe is from 2024. The 2024 financial statements name P.Q. Mogatle-Thoane as executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions). National Treasury's undated officials data still lists her. We found no 2025 or 2026 source. She was elected on the ANC's district list in 2021. 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.). It had 23 members in the 2024 financial statements. In 2021, the ANC won 6 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.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 30 Jun 2024

    P.Q. Mogatle-Thoane was executive mayor of the John Taolo Gaetsewe District council in the year to 30 June 2024. I. Aiseng was 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). This is from the audited financial statements (the accounts, checked by auditors), which list 23 members.

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

    As of 9 Nov 2021

    Pulane Queen Mogatle was elected to the John Taolo Gaetsewe District council on the ANC's district 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 6, so it did.

  • ANC6
  • DA2
  • EFF2

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 John Taolo Gaetsewe district council 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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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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