Take the quizFind your voting station Check you’re registered
Election day Wed 4 Nov
Take the quiz

Who runs the City of Matlosana?

F.C. Mahlophe (ANC) has been (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of the City of Matlosana since Jul 2024. 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 the City of Matlosana.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Klerksdorp · Fletch54, 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.).

Fikile Mahlophe is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) of the City of Matlosana in the 2025 statements. Mahlophe was elected mayor with no other candidate in July 2024, after James Tsolela resigned. Mahlophe 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. The ANC has held 40 of the 77 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) since 2021. No (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) (an area that elects one councillor) changed hands.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 30 Jun 2025

    Audited statements (checked by auditors) at 30 June 2025 name F.C. Mahlophe as executive mayor of the City of Matlosana. They name S.L. Mondlane as speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings).

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

    As of 12 Jul 2024

    Fikile Mahlophe was elected mayor of the City of Matlosana in July 2024, with no other candidate. This was after James Tsolela resigned. Mahlophe was a member of the mayoral committee (the councillors who help the mayor lead). Stella Mondlane is speaker.

  3. As of 9 Nov 2021

    In 2021, Fikile Caswell Mahlophe was elected to the City of Matlosana council. Mahlophe 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).

View sources (opens in a new tab)

How were the seats split?

Who holds the 77 (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 39 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 40, 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.

  • ANC40
  • DA16
  • EFF9
  • FF+7
  • Forum 4 Service Delivery2
  • PA2
  • 1 other party1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 39. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. Grey dots are the other party, with 1 seat. One party has no colour on record, so it is grey too.

View sources (opens in a new tab)

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 the City of Matlosana 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 the City of Matlosana is ongoing. It began in August 2024, 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).

Department of Cooperative Governance, 3 July 2026

The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at the City of Matlosana in 2024-25, for the 14th 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

View sources (opens in a new tab)

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

Matlosana has 39 (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.

Take the quiz
See your ballot

Find your town to see your ward, your voting station and every name on your papers.

Or check with the IEC

Spotted a mistake? Report a mistake. Every change is logged on the Corrections page.