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.).
We could not confirm who is mayor of Nketoana now. Mayor Mokoena (ANC) was listed as mayor in July and November 2025, and the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) website still names her. Nketoana was on the ANC's 2025-2026 list of councils. In these councils the mayor, 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 chief whip had to step down. A chief whip is the councillor who keeps a (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) members voting together. No official or news source we checked reports a new mayor. In 2021 the ANC had a majority, with 10 of 18 (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
On the council's website, no date shown
Nketoana's website names 'Honourable Mayor Mokoena'. The website says she was born on 29 June 1981 in Mamafubedu. It also says she served in ANC Free State provincial youth structures.
As of 21 May 2026
Nketoana was among the councils whose mayor, speaker and chief whip the ANC provincial leadership told to step down. The ANC national working committee backed the changes.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 1 Nov 2025
Mamikie Teresia Mokoena was mayor of Nketoana Local Municipality in November 2025. The speaker was Buyisiwe Martha Makoba.
As of 22 Aug 2025
In August 2025 the ANC in the Free State spoke about these councils. It said it would redeploy their mayors, speakers and chief whips. To redeploy is to move someone to a different post. A chief whip is the councillor who keeps a party's members voting together. The councils are Mafube, Moqhaka, Letsemeng, Nketoana, Nala, Masilonyana and Lejweleputswa.
As of 24 Jul 2025
In July 2025, (Parliament South Africa's national law-makers, in Cape Town. It has two parts, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.) made a joint oversight visit to Nketoana Local Municipality. This is a visit to check on the council. Parliament listed 'Mayor - Cllr Mokoena' and 'Speaker - Cllr Makoba'.
As of 9 Nov 2021
Maditswako Teresia Mokoena was elected to the Nketoana council as an ANC councillor in 2021. She was first on the ANC list. Her ID number begins 810629, which matches the birth date on the municipal page.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 18 (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 10 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 10, 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.
- ANC10
- DA3
- EFF2
- FF+2
- All Unemployment Labour Alliance1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 10. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. 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
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 Nketoana 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 Nketoana in 2024-25. It did not report one the year before.
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
Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?
Nketoana has 9 (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.
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