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.).
Linda Jaquet (DA) has been executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) of Prince Albert since September 2022. The municipal site (2026) lists her with Sidney Koonthea (DA) as deputy mayor and Magrietha Jafta (DA) as 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). In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 7 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). Control changed. The DA won the Ward 4 by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) on 14 September 2022. It has had a majority since, with 4 of the 7 seats. The seats are DA 4, KGP 1, ANC 1 and PA 1.
What the sources said, by date
On the council's website, no date shown
Councillor Linda Jaquet (DA) is executive mayor, according to the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) council pages. Councillor Sidney Koonthea (DA) is deputy mayor and Councillor Magrietha Jafta (DA) is speaker. The pages give the council as DA 4 seats, ANC 1, KGP 1 and PA 1.
As of 30 Jun 2024
Ms L Jaquet was executive mayor and Ms MD Jaftha was speaker, according to the municipality's audited statements for the year to 30 June 2024. They show the deputy mayor post as empty.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 27 Sep 2022
Linda Jaquet (DA) was elected executive mayor of Prince Albert. Stoffel Botes (DA) is deputy mayor, and Margy Jaftha (DA, formerly KGP) is speaker.
As of 15 Sep 2022
The DA won the Prince Albert Ward 4 by-election on 14 September 2022 by 44 votes. This gave the DA more than half of the seats, 4 of the 7. The KGP, ANC and PA have one seat each.
As of 13 Sep 2022
An ANC, PA and KGP (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 parties that run the council together) governed Prince Albert after the 2021 election. It had 4 of the 7 seats, and the DA had 3.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 7 (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 4 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 DA has 4, 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.
- DA4
- ANC1
- Karoo Gemeenskap Party1
- PA1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 4. 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 Prince Albert a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. That is worse than in 2023-24, when it got an unqualified opinion with findings.
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?
Prince Albert has 4 (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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