My Councillor
Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Dr Beyers Naude

24councillors in office
12wards
DAlargest party, 2026 · 10 of 24 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

24 seats now · 24 in the incoming council. Majority is 13. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
DA
10 → 10
ANC
11 → 9 (-2)
PA
0 → 4 (+4)
FF Plus
1 → 1
CSA
1 → 0 (-1)
EFF
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

12 wards

PR councillors now

12 seats

Proportional seats as elected in 2021. Parties replace PR councillors mid-term without the IEC publishing it; replacements are recorded as events where a source exists.

PR councillors from 2026 · expected

12 of 12 named

12 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list.

How Dr Beyers Naude measures up

How we judge

Dr Beyers Naude 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?
Short of it
Findings
An unqualified audit with no findings
Dr Beyers Naude's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
3.9 months
norm 3.0 months
Dr Beyers Naude could keep running for 3.9 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Eastern Cape14 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 3.0 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
27%
norm 95%
For every R100 Dr Beyers Naude bills, it collects R27. Treasury expects R95.
best in Eastern Cape19 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 22%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
5.0%
norm 8.0%
Dr Beyers Naude spends 5.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Eastern Cape7 of 32worst
2024/25 · was 3.4%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-74%
norm 0%
Dr Beyers Naude left 74% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Eastern Cape29 of 33worst
2023/24 · was -19%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
29.1%
norm 0.0%
29.1% of Dr Beyers Naude's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Eastern Cape27 of 33worst
2023/24 · was 74.8%↗ improving

Treasury and Auditor-General detail

by financial year

For the whole 2021 to 2026 term, including every seat that changed hands, see the end-of-term report.

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Qualified2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
3.9 mo2024/25
province median 0.9 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
27.1%2024/25
province median 35.4% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
5.0%2024/25
province median 1.3% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-73.9%2023/24
province median -40.0% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
29.1%2023/24
province median 15.1% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.522024/25
province median 1.01 · Treasury: bad

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.

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