End-of-term report · Eastern Cape

Blue Crane Route · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 9 of 11 councillors served the whole term.

11seats at the start 2ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party ANC 6largest at the start ANC 5largest at the end ANC 5largest, 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.

11 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 11 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange

ANC

6 → 5 (-1)

4 → 5 (+1)

EFF

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
22 Feb 2023	Ward 5	Cyril Nel DA	by-election	Lorraine Elizabeth Smith Johnson DA
24 Apr 2024	Ward 4	Mncedi Keith Mali ANC	by-election	Herbert Chowles Davenport DA · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

Blue Crane Route 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 Blue Crane Route's books.

Blue Crane Route could keep running for 3.9 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 5.9 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

70%

norm 95%

For every R100 Blue Crane Route bills, it collects R70. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 71%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.8%

norm 8.0%

Blue Crane Route spends 0.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 0.5%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-94%

norm 0%

Blue Crane Route left 94% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -94%→ steady

9.0% of Blue Crane Route's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 3.1%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22Emphasis of Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

3.9 mo2024/25

province median 0.9 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

70.5%2024/25

province median 35.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.8%2024/25

province median 1.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-94.3%2023/24

province median -40.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

9.0%2023/24

province median 15.1% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.552024/25

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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Bonisile Manxoweni

Deputy Mayor

Bonisile Manxoweni

Municipal Manager

Mzwandile Nini

Chief Financial Officer

Nigel Delo

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 5 of 11 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.