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Gamagara 

ANC

Largest Party

ANC

Coalition leader

ANC

Current Mayor

3

Changes of Mayors

The Gamagara Local Municipality is a Category B municipality found in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District within the Northern Cape Province.

It is located in the north-eastern sector of the Northern Cape on the N14 National Road between Upington and Vryburg. It lies approximately 200km north-east of Upington and 280km north-west of Kimberley.

Composition of Council

The council has 15 seats with 4 political parties represented in council. The ANC is a leading party with 7 but falls short of the requisite 8 to govern alone. The current coalition is made up of the ANC and EFF totalling 8 seats.

No of Seats per Party

Key Positions in Council

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Johannes Roman
ANC
Mayor
Cllr. Goitseone Sekgopi
EFF
Speaker
Cllr. Henrietta Du Plessis
DA
Portfolio head for Corporates Services and Community Services
Cllr. Edwin Hantise
ANC
Portfolio head for Technical Services and Economic Development and Planning

Historical Timeline

The council was constituted on November 2021 with changes.

  • Speaker: Cllr. Boitumelo Lekgadi

    Party: GCF

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: ANC, EFF, GCF
    From: 23 November 2021 – 29 May 2023

  • Mayor: Cllr. Edwin Hantise

    Party: ANC

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: ANC, GCF
    From: 23 November 2021 – 29 May 2023

  • Speaker: Cllr. Shepherd Mines

    Party: GCF

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: ANC, GCF
    From: 29 May 2023 – 7 August 2023

  • Speaker: Cllr. Shepherd Mines

    Party: GCF

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: ANC, GCF
    From: 29 May 2023 – 13 September 2023

  • Mayor: Cllr. Henriette Du Plessis

    Party: DA

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: DA, EFF, GCF
    From: 29 May 2023 – 7 August 2023

  • Mayor: Cllr. Henriette Du Plessis

    Party: DA

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: DA, EFF, GCF
    From: 29 May 2023 – 13 September 2023

  • Speaker: Cllr. Goitseone Sekgopi

    Party: EFF

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: ANC, EFF
    From: 7 August 2023 – 5 October 2023

  • Speaker: Cllr. Goitseone Sekgopi

    Party: EFF

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: ANC. EFF
    From: 13 September 2023 – Current

  • Mayor: Cllr. Johannes Roman

    Party: ANC

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: ANC, EFF
    From: 18 October 2023 – Current

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