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.).
Boitumelo Seakge was listed as mayor of Tokologo in November 2025. Seakge was elected as an ANC (Ward councillor A person chosen by the voters of one ward to speak for that area on the council. You vote for them by name.) (a (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) for one local area) in 2021. In 2021 the ANC had a majority, with 8 of 13 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The provincial executive used Section 139(5)(a) and (c) in Tokologo, from June 2022. This is a financial recovery intervention (the province steps in to run the council). It was reported to the NCOP (the National Council of Provinces) in November 2023. No official or news source we checked gives its status in 2026.
What the sources said, by date
As of 1 Nov 2025
Boitumelo E Seakge was mayor of Tokologo Local Municipality in November 2025. The speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings) was MM Gaebee.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 28 Nov 2023
Free State COGTA is the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. It told the NCOP committee about the Section 139(5)(a) and (c) intervention in Tokologo. The NCOP (National Council of Provinces) is part of (Parliament South Africa's national law-makers, in Cape Town. It has two parts, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.). The Executive Council used the intervention from June 2022. The Minister of Finance had recommended it. The reason given was that the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) did not pay what it owed. At that time, Tokologo was one of four Free State municipalities under Section 139 intervention.
As of 9 Nov 2021
Boitumelo Enock Seakge was elected to the Tokologo council in 2021. Seakge was the ANC ward councillor for (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) 3.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 13 (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 7 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 8, 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.
- ANC8
- DA2
- EFF2
- FF+1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 7. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour.
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 Tokologo a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
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
In July 2026, the Minister of Cooperative Governance told Parliament that the intervention at Tokologo is ongoing. It began in June 2022, under section 139(5)(a) and (c) 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).
In May 2025, Parliament's Budget Office described the recovery plan like this: "The municipality is not reporting on the implementation of the FRP." FRP is short for financial recovery plan.
Department of Cooperative Governance, 3 July 2026
Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?
Tokologo has 7 (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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