The Rustenburg Local Municipality, located in the North West province, is a Category B municipality known for its platinum mines. It operates through two interconnected streams: one providing political leadership and governance, and the other handling operational and administrative functions.
The council has 90 seats and with 8 political parties, 3 civic movements and 2 Independents represented. The ANC is a leading party with 42 seats but but falls short of the requisite 46 to govern alone. The current coalition is made up of the ANC, AIC, IND BCM, and ARONA totalling 46 seats.
The council was constituted on November 2021 with no changes.
