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Who runs Letsemeng?

Andrew Visagie is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Letsemeng, as of 4 Aug 2026. In 2021, the ANC 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 Letsemeng.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Koffiefontein · Glider51, 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.).

OFM named Andrew Visagie as mayor in August 2026. No official or news source we checked states Visagie's (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) or the date he took office. Letsemeng was on the ANC's 2025 list of councils whose mayor, 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) and chief whip had to step down. A chief whip is the councillor who keeps a party's members voting together. Bonolo Mocwaledi was elected as an ANC councillor in 2021 and was listed as mayor in November 2025. In 2021, the ANC won 9 of the 13 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.), which is a majority.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 4 Aug 2026

    OFM named Andrew Visagie as mayor of Letsemeng. This was when the council's new leaders reported to the Free State Legislature. The acting municipal manager is the council's top official, for now. The manager said the council decided in June 2026 to look into a crash. The crash involved the former speaker's official vehicle.

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

    As of 21 May 2026

    Letsemeng was among the councils whose mayor, speaker and chief whip the ANC provincial leadership told to step down. The ANC national working committee backed the changes.

  3. As of 1 Nov 2025

    R Bonolo Mocwaledi was mayor of Letsemeng Local Municipality in November 2025. The speaker was Xolani H Mthukwane.

  4. As of 22 Aug 2025

    In August 2025 the ANC in the Free State spoke about these councils. It said it would redeploy their mayors, speakers and chief whips. To redeploy is to move someone to a different post. A chief whip is the councillor who keeps a party's members voting together. The councils are Mafube, Moqhaka, Letsemeng, Nketoana, Nala, Masilonyana and Lejweleputswa.

  5. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Reamogetse Bonolo Mocwaledi was elected to the Letsemeng council as an ANC councillor in 2021.

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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 9, 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.

  • ANC9
  • DA2
  • EFF1
  • FF+1

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.

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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 Letsemeng 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

The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Letsemeng in 2024-25, for the 10th 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

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Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?

Letsemeng 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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