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Who runs Senqu?

V. Stokhwe (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 Senqu, as of 8 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 Senqu.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Lady Grey · Bel Adone, Public domain

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.).

Mayor Velile Stokhwe is named in the 2024/25 annual report and the 2026/27 IDP (June 2026). An IDP is the council's plan for its work. Stokhwe was elected as an ANC (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) in 2021. The council page lists the other councillors by (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.). It does not label the mayor. In 2021, the ANC won 25 of the 34 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). It has had more than half of the seats since then. The ANC kept the seat in the July 2023 by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat).

What the sources said, by date

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

    Councillor V.V. Stokhwe is mayor of Senqu. The council page lists 24 ANC councillors besides the mayor. It also lists 4 EFF, 2 SCA and 1 each for the UDM, the DA and the PAC.

  2. As of 8 Jun 2026

    Councillor V. Stokhwe is mayor of Senqu, according to the mayor's foreword in the final 2026/27 IDP.

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

    As of 5 Feb 2026

    Velile Victor Stokhwe was mayor of Senqu throughout 2024/25, according to the final 2024/25 annual report.

  4. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Velile Victor Stokhwe was elected to the Senqu council as an ANC PR councillor in 2021. A PR councillor has a seat that the party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 34 (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 18 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 25, 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.

  • ANC25
  • EFF4
  • Sterkspruit Civic Association2
  • DA1
  • PAC1
  • UDM1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 18. 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.

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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 Senqu a clean audit (unqualified with no findings) for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means its accounts and its reports on its work were right, and it followed the key laws.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?

Senqu has 17 (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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