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.).
Thabo Jacobs is mayor of Kgetlengrivier, the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) said in February 2026. Jacobs was elected as an ANC (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) in 2021. On 31 August 2026, Thukulala Motaung acted as mayor at an event. The reason is not stated. Motaung is a (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.) (a councillor elected for one area) and was elected for the ANC in 2021. The municipality names Mamiky Molefe as speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). In 2021, the ANC won 7 of the 13 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.), and it has held them since. We found no by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) that changes control.
What the sources said, by date
On the council's website, no date shown
Councillor Thabo Jacobs is mayor and Councillor Mamiky Molefe is speaker, according to the municipality's council page. Kagiso Selaolane is single whip (the councillor who makes sure (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) members vote together).
As of 1 Sep 2026
On 31 August 2026, Councillor Thukulala Motaung represented Kgetlengrivier as acting mayor. This was at the North West annual financial statements handover.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 20 Feb 2026
Councillor Thabo Jacobs is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) of Kgetlengrivier, the municipality says.
As of 9 Nov 2021
In 2021, Canney Thabo Jacobs was elected to the Kgetlengrivier council as an ANC PR councillor. A PR councillor holds a seat that a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Thukulala Kleinbooi Motaung was elected as the ANC's Ward 4 councillor.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 13 (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 7 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 7, 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.
- ANC7
- EFF2
- FF+2
- DA1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 7. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour.
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 Kgetlengrivier a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
This means some parts of its accounts had big mistakes, or it could not show proof for some amounts.
Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026
In July 2026, the Minister of Cooperative Governance told Parliament that the intervention at Kgetlengrivier is ongoing. It began in January 2022, under section 139(5) of the Constitution.
This means the province stepped in because the council was in a serious money crisis. The council must follow a plan to fix its finances (a financial recovery plan).
In May 2025, Parliament's Budget Office described the recovery plan like this: "Poor progress reporting points towards a lack of commitment to implementing the FRP" FRP is short for financial recovery plan.
Department of Cooperative Governance, 3 July 2026
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Kgetlengrivier in 2024-25, for the seventh year in a row.
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?
Kgetlengrivier has 7 (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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