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 (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) council page lists Susarah Nero of the ANC as mayor of Kamiesberg (May 2026). Its (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) labels are partly inconsistent. One (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) is shown as both ANC and DA. So the current (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) count comes from the (IEC The Electoral Commission of South Africa. It runs elections. It is independent, so it does not take orders from the government or any party.) 2021 report only. In 2021, the ANC won 6 of the 11 seats.
What the sources said, by date
On the council's website, no date shown
Ms Susarah Nero is Mayor/Executive Mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions), according to National Treasury. Mr Mervin J Cloete is Speaker of Kamiesberg (the councillor who chairs council meetings).
As of 16 May 2026
Susarah Nero is mayor of Kamiesberg. The council page lists her as an ANC councillor.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 11 (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 6 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 6, 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.
- ANC6
- DA3
- Namakwa Civic Movement1
- National Economic Fighters1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 6. 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.
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 Kamiesberg a disclaimer of opinion for 2024-25. That is worse than in 2023-24, when it got a qualified opinion.
This means it could not show proof for most of the amounts in its accounts, so the Auditor-General could not judge them.
Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Kamiesberg in 2024-25. It did not report one the year before.
This means there is serious doubt that the council can keep paying its bills and keep working.
Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026
Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?
Kamiesberg has 6 (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.).
Pick what matters to you and see which parties promised it, with a link to where it said so.
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- Who is my ward councillor now?IEC lookup. Shows your ward and who represents it now. (IEC website)
- Voting station finderIEC map. Find the station where you are registered. (IEC website)
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