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End-of-term report · Eastern Cape

Buffalo City · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 95 of 100 councillors served the whole term.

100seats at the start 5ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 61largest at the start ANC 61largest at the end ANC 42largest, elected 2026

How the council changed during the term

Seats as elected in 2021 against seats on the eve of the 2026 election. Differences come from by-elections and mid-term replacements recorded by the IEC; PR replacements that parties made without a by-election are not captured.

100 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 100 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange
ANC
61 → 61
DA
20 → 20
EFF
13 → 13
ACDP
1 → 1
AIC
1 → 1
ATM
1 → 1
FF Plus
1 → 1
PAC
1 → 1
UDM
1 → 1
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
09 Oct 2024Ward 12Andile Andy Phethani ANCby-electionDumisani Ntyabontyi ANC
09 Oct 2024Ward 20Aphiwe Gcwabe ANCby-electionLwando Pisane ANC
18 Mar 2026Ward 32Ntombekhaya Sabana ANCby-electionThembinkosi Sobende ANC
17 Jun 2026Ward 1Kuhle Ciliza ANCby-electionTandiswa Goniwe ANC
17 Jun 2026Ward 10Pearl Hansen ANCby-electionNdyebo Lennox Makeleni ANC

The council's record over the term

Buffalo City meets 1 of 6 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 6 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?
Well short
Qualified
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Buffalo City's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
5.2 months
norm 3.0 months
Buffalo City could keep running for 5.2 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
2024/25 · was 3.3 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
71%
norm 95%
For every R100 Buffalo City bills, it collects R71. Treasury expects R95.
2024/25 · was 66%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
0.9%
norm 8.0%
Buffalo City spends 0.9% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
2024/25 · was 1.6%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-14%
norm 0%
Buffalo City left 14% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
2023/24 · was +2%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
16.0%
norm 0.0%
16.0% of Buffalo City's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
2023/24 · was 18.8%↗ improving
Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
5.2 mo2024/25
province median 4.0 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
71.5%2024/25
province median 34.5% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
0.9%2024/25
province median 1.7% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-14.2%2023/24
province median -12.6% · Treasury: average
Wasteful expenditure
16.0%2023/24
province median 17.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.162024/25
province median 1.40 · Treasury: average

The council's record, not any councillor's. Source: National Treasury Municipal Money and Auditor-General reports, fetched 11 Nov 2026. Financial years end in June.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor
Princess Faku
Deputy Mayor
Ntombizandiile
Municipal Manager
Mxolisi Yawa
Chief Financial Officer
Siyabulela Peter

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: ANC is the largest party with 42 of 100 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.