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Who runs Thaba Chweu?

Frieda Nkadimeng (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 Thaba Chweu, as of 16 Oct 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 Thaba Chweu.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Lydenburg · Michaelphillipr, 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.).

Frieda (Friddah) Nkadimeng is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) of Thaba Chweu. This comes from the provincial list (October 2026) and the 2023/24 IDP (the council's plan for its area). She was elected as an ANC PR (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. A PR councillor holds a (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) that a (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. In 2021, the ANC won 16 of the 27 seats. It has had a majority since then, and has 16 seats now. Daily Maverick reports that the ANC lost a by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) in Thaba Chweu in 2022. It reports that the ANC regained Ward 6 in October 2023. The ANC also held Ward 6 in June 2025.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 16 Oct 2026

    Frieda Nkadimeng is executive mayor.

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

    As of 26 Oct 2023

    The ANC won Ward 6 in Sabie Simile from the AUM in a by-election. The council has 27 seats. The ANC now has 16, up from 15. The DA has 6, the EFF 3 and FF Plus 1. The AUM has 1, down from 2.

  3. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Mogotle Friddah Nkadimeng was elected in 2021 as an ANC PR councillor in Thaba Chweu, at list position 2.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 27 (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 14 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 16, 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.

  • ANC16
  • DA6
  • EFF3
  • African Unified Movement1
  • FF+1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 14. 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 Thaba Chweu an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. That is better than in 2023-24, when it got a qualified opinion.

This means its accounts were right, but the Auditor-General found other problems, such as broken laws or weak reports on its work.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

In July 2026, the Minister of Cooperative Governance told Parliament that the intervention at Thaba Chweu is ongoing. It began in October 2018, under section 139(5) of the Constitution.

This means the province stepped in because the council was in a serious money crisis. The council must follow a plan to fix its finances (a financial recovery plan).

Department of Cooperative Governance, 3 July 2026

The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Thaba Chweu in 2024-25, for the second 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?

Thaba Chweu 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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