[4] After the end of apartheid, she served in the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's Limpopo branch.
[7][8] However, her relationship with the ANC-controlled municipal council quickly deteriorated into what a local newspaper called a "power struggle".
Complaining that Mutsila had not consulted them before making the appointment, the council resolved to suspend her in late June 2007.
[9][10] The council subsequently alleged that the appointment of the municipal manager had been corrupt and grossly irregular.
[6] In late July 2007, the council passed a motion of no-confidence in Mutsila, removing her from office and replacing her with ANC regional chairperson Falaza Mdaka.