Lephalale Local Municipality

Limpopo’s Lephalale Local Municipality has a new mayor. African National Congress (ANC) councillor Aaron Mokgehle was elected during a council meeting. Mokgehle is the fourth mayor since the 2021 municipal elections. He replaces his fellow ANC councillor, Louisa Shongwe who resigned last week. There has been instability in the municipality due to political infighting among ANC councillors over the party’s preferred mayoral candidate. The ANC spokesperson in the Waterberg region, Seraka Mapeka, […]