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Who runs Lesedi?

Mluleki Nkosi (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 Lesedi, as of 4 Jul 2026. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) 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 Lesedi.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Heidelberg · Ossewa, 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.).

Mluleki Nkosi is the executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) as of July 2026. He was elected in 2021 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.). We found no official or news source that names his (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) now or the governing partners. In 2021, no party won more than half of the 26 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The ANC has 13 of them. In November 2021 the ANC was in talks with the Socialist Economic Freedom Movement (SEFM). The SEFM has 1 seat. The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) own 'Executive Mayor' page still names Lerato Maloka and looks out of date.

What the sources said, by date

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

    The national government has a contact list for councils. It lists Cllr Mluleki Nelson Nkosi as Executive Mayor of Lesedi Local Municipality.

  2. As of 4 Jul 2026

    Mluleki Nkosi is mayor of Lesedi Local Municipality.

  3. As of 4 Jul 2026

    Mluleki Nkosi is executive mayor of Lesedi Local Municipality.

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

    As of 20 Oct 2025

    Mluleki Nkosi is Lesedi's mayor.

  5. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Mluleki Nelson Ronald Nkosi was elected to Lesedi council in 2021 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.

  6. As of 2 Nov 2021

    After the 2021 election the ANC held 13 of Lesedi's 26 seats. It was in talks about a (Coalition Parties that agree to run a council together, usually because none has more than half the seats alone. Together they choose the mayor.) (a group of parties that run the council together) with the Socialist Economic Freedom Movement, or SEFM. The SEFM said it would not work with the DA or FF+.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 26 (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 14 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. No party has that many. So parties must work together to 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.

  • ANC13
  • DA5
  • EFF4
  • FF+3
  • Socialist Economic Freedom Movement1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 14. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. One party has no colour on record, so it is 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 Lesedi 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?

Lesedi has 13 (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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