In the election of 1 November 2021, no party won a majority on the council.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) formed a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC).

The EFF's Selloane Motjeane was elected mayor, while Lucas Fisher of the ANC was elected Speaker and Fikile Msokweni of the ANC the Council Whip.

However, that coalition collapsed and Jeff Zwane of the Democratic Alliance was subsequently elected mayor.

[6] In 2023, Zwane was voted out of office in a motion of no confidence, and Jack Malindi of the African Independent Congress (AIC) was subsequently elected mayor.