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Mopani

5 municipalities on the 2021 boundaries. Official results of the 2021 Local Government Elections below (the latest verified for this place), with their sources.

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  • Mopani, Limpopo
  • 2021 boundaries
  • Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

  • 42,7%–43,6%
  • 43,6%–48,6%
  • 48,6%–50,6%
  • 50,6%–56,9%
  • 56,9%–56,9%

Votes cast on the municipal PR ballot ÷ registered voters. Classes split the areas shown into equal groups.

MDB 2021 boundaries · select an area to open it

Share of valid votes

District council PR ballot · 2021 Local Government Elections · official result

  1. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS73,2%
  2. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS12,2%
  3. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5,0%
  4. CIVIC WARRIORS1,3%
  5. MOPANI INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT1,1%
  6. Others (18)7,2%

All contestants and the source

Turnout by municipality

  1. Maruleng56,9%
  2. Greater Letaba50,6%
  3. Greater Giyani48,6%
  4. Greater Tzaneen43,6%
  5. Ba-Phalaborwa42,7%

2021 Local Government Elections

Held · Official results — not current figures

District council PR ballot

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS received the most PR-ballot votes: 186 182 (73,2% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters
550 634
Votes cast
260 755
Turnout
47,4%
Spoilt ballots
6 574
How many votes did each contestant receive?23 contestants · 254 181 valid votes · totals of 608 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS186 18273,2%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS30 93112,2%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12 7255,0%
CIVIC WARRIORS3 2431,3%
MOPANI INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT2 7711,1%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION2 7701,1%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS2 2590,9%
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT PARTY2 1250,8%
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY1 6500,6%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 2740,5%
Others (13 contestants together)8 2513,2%
Show all 23 contestants
All 23 contestants23 contestants · 254 181 valid votes · totals of 608 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS186 18273,2%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS30 93112,2%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12 7255,0%
CIVIC WARRIORS3 2431,3%
MOPANI INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT2 7711,1%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION2 7701,1%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS2 2590,9%
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT PARTY2 1250,8%
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY1 6500,6%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 2740,5%
XIMOKO PARTY1 2630,5%
ABLE LEADERSHIP1 1310,4%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1 1140,4%
AFRICAN FREEDOM PARTY7720,3%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5820,2%
GAZANKULU LIBERATION CONGRESS5780,2%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT5560,2%
LIMPOPO RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION5410,2%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY5230,2%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4700,2%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3440,1%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS2700,1%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE1070,0%

Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, Limpopo (CSV) · retrieved

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IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, Limpopo (CSV) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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Attribution
Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za — 2021 Local Government Elections.

Totals are the sum of the IEC’s published voting-district results, checked against the IEC’s own totals when the data was loaded. Party names are shown exactly as the IEC publishes them.

Council

Mopani District Municipality Council: the seats elected on the district ballot in 2021 (40% of the council; the rest are appointed by its local councils)

Directly elected seats by party, 2021IEC seat calculation
PartySeats
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3
CIVIC WARRIORS1
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1
Total21

2021 seat calculation

Elected seats
21
Quota
12 104
Valid votes counted
254 181

Seats on the district ballot are shared in proportion to votes. Appointed members are not listed here.

Mayor, speaker and other office-bearers are not on the record yet

Mopani’s office-bearers and PR councillors are not in the record yet. They appear once an authoritative source for them is captured and approved; none are inferred from party lists.

Sources: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, Limpopo (27 councils) · retrieved

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IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, Limpopo (27 councils) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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Seat calculations: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za.

Public money

Budgets, audited spending and audit opinions as National Treasury publishes them for the municipality; tenders it publishes under its own name

Budgets, spending and audits
Total revenue, audited actual—no audited year published
Irregular expenditure, reportedR 7,7 million2023/24
Audit opinionQualified2023/24 · Auditor-General

126 closed · 16 published · 3 cancelled tender notices · 0 awards published · all notices

  • MDM 2026/27-11Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    Panel of service providers for provision of TLB services for Mopani District Municipality for a period of 36 months

    advertised 8 October 2026 · closes 11 November 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • MDM 2026/27-13Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    Panel of service providers for the supply and delivery of of personal protective equipment and uniform for Mopani District Municipality for a period of 36 months

    advertised 8 October 2026 · closes 11 November 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • MDM 2026/27-15Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    Supply and delivery of fire and rescue equipments for Mopani District Municipality

    advertised 8 October 2026 · closes 22 October 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • MDM 2026/27-12Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    Panel of service providers for provision of Water tankers services for Mopani District Municipality for a period of 36 months

    advertised 8 October 2026 · closes 11 November 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • MDM 2026/27 -10Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    Sekgosese Ground Water Scheme – Phase 4

    advertised 8 October 2026 · closes 9 November 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

Municipalities of Mopani

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

5 municipalities2021 boundaries
NameTypeTurnout
Greater GiyaniLocal municipality48,6%
Greater LetabaLocal municipality50,6%
Greater TzaneenLocal municipality43,6%
Ba-PhalaborwaLocal municipality42,7%
MarulengLocal municipality56,9%

District municipality record and boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) · MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export · retrieved

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Attribution
Boundary data: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), producer and custodian. Geometry simplified for display by Mandate SA; the simplified shapes are not an MDB product.