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.).
Jack Malindi (AIC) is executive mayor of Metsimaholo, as 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 July 2026. An executive mayor makes many of the council's decisions. Malindi has been executive mayor since 19 October 2023. In August 2023 DA mayor Jeff Zwane was removed and Malindi was elected. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 46 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The ANC has 16 seats, the DA 12, the EFF 12 and FF Plus 3. The AIC, ATM and MCA have 1 each. On 30 June 2025 the 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 council whip were ANC councillors. A council whip is the councillor who keeps a party's members voting together. The mayoral committee (the group that helps the mayor lead) was made up of ANC, EFF and MCA councillors.
What the sources said, by date
As of 15 Jul 2026
Jack Malindi is executive mayor of Metsimaholo.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 23 Jan 2026
On 30 June 2025 the Metsimaholo council had 46 councillors. The ANC had 16, the DA 12, the EFF 12, FF Plus 3, the AIC 1, the ATM 1 and the MCA 1. Jack Malindi (AIC) was executive mayor from 19 October 2023. Lucas Fisher (ANC) was speaker, and Fikile Mosokweni (ANC) was council whip since 22 November 2021. The appendix has a party column. Counting the mayoral committee members against it gives four ANC, four EFF and one MCA councillor.
As of 1 Nov 2025
Jack Malindi was executive mayor of Metsimaholo in November 2025. Lucas Fisher was speaker.
As of 17 Aug 2023
Jack Malindi (AIC) was elected mayor with no other candidate in August 2023. This was after DA mayor Jeff Zwane was removed. The ATM nominated him and the ANC seconded (supported the nomination).
As of 16 Aug 2023
Jack Malindi of the AIC was elected mayor of Metsimaholo on 16 August 2023, with no other candidate. He replaced DA councillor Jeff Zwane. Zwane was removed by a motion of no confidence (a council vote to remove the mayor or speaker) brought by the ANC. The ATM nominated Malindi and the ANC seconded.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 46 (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 24 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.
- ANC16
- DA12
- EFF12
- FF+3
- African Independent Congress1
- ATM1
- 1 other party1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 24. 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.
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
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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 Metsimaholo 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
Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?
Metsimaholo has 23 (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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