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Who runs Thembisile Hani?

Lesetja Jacob Dikgale (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 Thembisile Hani, 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 Thembisile Hani.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: KwaMhlanga · JMK, 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.).

Lesetja Jacob Dikgale is the executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions), in a provincial government list from October 2026. The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) 2024/25 annual report and council page also say so. He 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.) a (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) gets from its list. The party gets these seats to match its share of the votes. In 2021, the ANC won 40 of the 64 seats. The ANC has held more than half of the seats since 2021. No (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) has changed hands.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 16 Oct 2026

    Lesetja Jacob Dikgale is executive mayor.

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

    As of 30 Jan 2026

    Cllr L.J. Dikgale was executive mayor and political head of the municipality, the 2024/25 draft annual report says.

  3. As of 9 Nov 2021

    Lesetja Jacob Dikgale was elected as an ANC PR councillor in Thembisile Hani in 2021, at list position 2.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 64 (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 33 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 40, 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.

  • ANC40
  • EFF12
  • DA4
  • African Independent People's Organisation3
  • ATM1
  • Ingubo Yeskhethu Party1
  • 1 other party1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 33. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. Grey dots are the other party, with 1 seat. 2 parties have no colour on record, so they are 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 Thembisile Hani an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

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

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

Thembisile Hani has 32 (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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