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Who runs Mahikeng?

Tshepiso Mphehlo (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 Mahikeng, as of 16 Sep 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 Mahikeng.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Mahikeng · Diverman, 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.).

Tshepiso Mphehlo is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions), according to municipal news items from September 2026. They name Gagoangwe Mathe as 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). Mphehlo was elected as an ANC councillor in 2021. We found no source for a mayoral change in this term. In 2021, the ANC won 40 of the 70 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The EFF won Ward 5 (an area that elects one councillor) from the ANC on 4 May 2022. The ANC kept a majority with 39 of the 70 seats.

What the sources said, by date

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

    Councillor Tshepiso Mphehlo is Executive Mayor, according to the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) Office of the Executive Mayor page.

  2. As of 16 Sep 2026

    Councillor Tshepiso Mphehlo is executive mayor of Mahikeng, a municipal news item dated 16 September 2026 says. Councillor Gagoangwe Mathe is speaker.

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

    As of 6 Jan 2026

    Audited financial statements (checked by auditors) for the year to 30 June 2025 name T Mphehlo as Executive Mayor of Mahikeng. They name OGB Mathe as Speaker.

  4. As of 5 May 2022

    The EFF won Ward 5 (Lomanyaneng) from the ANC in a by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat). The new council was the ANC (39 seats), the EFF (18), the DA (5), F4SD (2) and UCDP (2). It also had FF Plus (1), PA (1), ACDP (1) and AIC (1). In total, that is 70 seats. So the ANC kept a majority.

  5. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Tshepiso Mphehlo was elected to the Mahikeng council in 2021. Mphehlo was elected as an ANC PR councillor (a seat a (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) gets from its list, to match its share of the votes).

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 70 (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 36 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 39, 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.

  • ANC39
  • EFF18
  • DA5
  • Forum 4 Service Delivery2
  • United Christian Democratic Party2
  • ACDP1
  • 3 other parties3

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 36. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. Grey dots are the 3 other parties, with 1 seat each. 2 parties have no colour on record, so they are 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 Mahikeng 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

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

Mahikeng has 35 (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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