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Vhembe

4 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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  • Vhembe, Limpopo
  • 2021 boundaries
  • Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

  • 40,9%–42,7%
  • 42,7%–47,4%
  • 47,4%–48,7%
  • 48,7%–48,7%

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 CONGRESS82,5%
  2. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7,0%
  3. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4,2%
  4. PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1,1%
  5. INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS1,0%
  6. Others (11)4,2%

All contestants and the source

Turnout by municipality

  1. Musina48,7%
  2. Collins Chabane47,4%
  3. Makhado42,7%
  4. Thulamela40,9%

2021 Local Government Elections

Held · Official results — not current figures

District council PR ballot

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS received the most PR-ballot votes: 218 650 (82,5% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters
616 243
Votes cast
269 821
Turnout
43,8%
Spoilt ballots
4 673
How many votes did each contestant receive?16 contestants · 265 148 valid votes · totals of 718 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS218 65082,5%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS18 4657,0%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE11 1574,2%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3 0181,1%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS2 6451,0%
ABLE LEADERSHIP2 2730,9%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2 2500,8%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1 5000,6%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS1 0500,4%
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR9350,4%
Others (6 contestants together)3 2051,2%
Show all 16 contestants
All 16 contestants16 contestants · 265 148 valid votes · totals of 718 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS218 65082,5%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS18 4657,0%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE11 1574,2%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3 0181,1%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS2 6451,0%
ABLE LEADERSHIP2 2730,9%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2 2500,8%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1 5000,6%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS1 0500,4%
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR9350,4%
XIMOKO PARTY8090,3%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY7090,3%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION5010,2%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE5010,2%
MALAMULELE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION3640,1%
MOVEMENT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS3210,1%

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

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Source
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

Vhembe 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 CONGRESS20
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1
Total24

2021 seat calculation

Elected seats
24
Quota
11 048
Valid votes counted
265 148

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

Vhembe’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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Attribution
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 118 million2023/24
Audit opinionQualified2023/24 · Auditor-General

148 closed · 13 published · 7 cancelled tender notices · 0 awards published · all notices

  • RFQ/VDM/TECH/22/09/2026/01Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    REQUEST FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL ONE (01) MOBILE LAB CONTAINER AT HARPER WATEWATER TREATMENT

    advertised 6 October 2026 · closes 14 October 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Quotation

  • RFQ/VDM/TECH/22/09/2020/02Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    REQUEST FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER TO CONDUCT ANNUAL AUDIT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITION OF THE LICENSE AT THOHOYANDOU WWTW

    advertised 6 October 2026 · closes 14 October 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Quotation

  • VDM/CORP/04/12/ 2024/01Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    PANEL FOR PROVISION OF OFFICE FURNITURE AT VHEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY FOR THE PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS (03 YEARS) RE-ADVERT

    advertised 6 October 2026 · closes 16 November 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • VDM/OMM/03/09/2026/01Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    REQUEST FOR ADVERTSEMENT FOR FRAUD AND ETHICS HOTLINE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS (03 YEARS) RE-ADVERT

    advertised 5 October 2026 · closes 16 November 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • RFQ/VDM/TECH/28/09/2026/01Advertised as published on 11 October 2026

    REQUEST FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO PURCHASE WORKING TOOLS FOR DRILL RIG X2 (MATERIAL 2)

    advertised 2 October 2026 · closes 12 October 2026 · Limpopo · Request for Quotation

Municipalities of Vhembe

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

4 municipalities2021 boundaries
NameTypeTurnout
MusinaLocal municipality48,7%
ThulamelaLocal municipality40,9%
MakhadoLocal municipality42,7%
Collins ChabaneLocal municipality47,4%

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.