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Who runs Modimolle-Mookgophong?

M.A. Mboweni (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 Modimolle-Mookgophong since Dec 2025. 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 Modimolle-Mookgophong.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

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.).

Anna Mboweni of the ANC has been mayor since 15 December 2025, first as interim mayor (a temporary mayor). The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) 2024/25 annual report names her as mayor. It was published in September 2026. The municipality's website also names her. Its mayor page, checked in October 2026, still names Sechele Sebolai. We found no source that describes a formal (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 (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) that run the council together). In 2021, no party won more than half of the 28 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The 2021 council is tied, with 14 seats for the ANC and 14 for the other parties. The DA's Marlene van Staden was mayor until her death in 2023. The ANC's Aaron Sebolai was mayor from July 2023. The council removed him on 15 December 2025.

What the sources said, by date

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

    Marlene van Staden of the DA was re-elected mayor of the Modimolle-Mookgophong council by coin toss. No party had more than half of the seats.

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

    The Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality's home page names 'Mayor Anna Mboweni'.

  3. As of 16 Oct 2026

    The municipality's website names 'Hon Mayor Sechele Sebolai' as mayor.

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

    As of 16 Sep 2026

    This is from the Modimolle-Mookgophong 2024/25 annual report. It lists Cllr S.A. Sebolai of the African National Congress as Mayor, 'terminated on 15 December 2025'. It lists Cllr M.A. Mboweni of the African National Congress as 'appointed as Mayor on 15 December 2025'. The other members of the executive committee are from the EFF, VF Plus and DA.

  5. As of 1 Apr 2026

    Cllr M.A. Mboweni signs the municipality's draft 2026/27 IDP/Budget document as Mayor. An IDP is the council's plan for the years ahead.

  6. As of 20 Dec 2025

    On 15 December 2025 the Modimolle-Mookgophong council made a decision about Mayor Sechele Aaron Sebolai. It removed him from his executive and mayoral duties. This was after an ethics committee found him guilty of misconduct. Misconduct means breaking the rules for how (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) must act. The council then elected councillor Anna Mboweni as interim mayor. Interim means for a short time. This was until the next council meeting.

  7. As of 13 Jul 2023

    Aaron Sebolai of the ANC was elected mayor of the Modimolle-Mookgophong council. He beat DA councillor Hercules Louw by 17 votes to 11. This was after the death of DA mayor Marlene van Staden. No party had more than half of the seats. The ANC and the opposition parties each have 14 councillors.

  8. As of 2 Dec 2021

    Marlene van Staden of the DA was re-elected mayor of the Modimolle-Mookgophong council by a coin toss after a fifth tied vote. No party had more than half of the seats. The ANC has 14 seats. The DA, EFF and FF Plus have 14 combined.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 28 (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 15 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.

  • ANC14
  • DA7
  • EFF4
  • FF+3

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 15. 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 Modimolle-Mookgophong 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?

Modimolle-Mookgophong has 14 (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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