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Who runs Mohokare?

T.D Mochechepa (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 Mohokare, as of 5 Jun 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 Mohokare.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Zastron · Graham Maclachlan, 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.).

T.D. Mochechepa is mayor of Mohokare. He signed the council's final 2026/27 IDP (Integrated Development Plan), which is from June 2026. Mochechepa was elected as an ANC (Ward councillor A person chosen by the voters of one ward to speak for that area on the council. You vote for them by name.) (a (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) for one local area) in 2021. No source we checked gives the date he became mayor. In April 2025, the ANC said it had decided to redeploy (move to a new post) mayor Zingisa Mgawuli. A Free State government contact list still named Mgawuli as mayor in November 2025. In 2021, the ANC had a majority, with 8 of the 13 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.).

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 5 Jun 2026

    The final 2026/27 Integrated Development Plan of Mohokare has a mayor's foreword. It is signed 'Hon Cllr. Mayor T.D Mochechepa'.

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

    As of 1 Nov 2025

    Zingiza Mgawuli was mayor of Mohokare Local Municipality in November 2025. The speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) was RetshedisitsweThuhlo.

  3. As of 9 Apr 2025

    In April 2025 the ANC in the Free State said it had decided that Mohokare mayor Zingisa Mgawuli must be redeployed.

  4. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Teboho Daniel Mochechepa was elected to the Mohokare council in 2021. He was the ANC ward councillor for (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) 2.

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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 8, 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.

  • ANC8
  • EFF2
  • DA1
  • 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 Mohokare a disclaimer of opinion for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means it could not show proof for most of the amounts in its accounts, so the Auditor-General could not judge them.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Mohokare in 2024-25, for the 12th 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?

Mohokare 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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