Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Ndlambe

20councillors in office

10wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 9 of 20 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

20 seats now · 20 in the incoming council. Majority is 11. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

11 → 9 (-2)

6 → 7 (+1)

TBPM

0 → 2 (+2)

EFF

3 → 1 (-2)

FF Plus

0 → 1 (+1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

10 wards

PR councillors now

10 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

9 of 10 named

10 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 9 named so far; the rest follow when the IEC publishes its councillor list. 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 Ndlambe measures up

How we judge

Ndlambe meets none 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

Ndlambe's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Ndlambe holds 1.2 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

best in Eastern Cape20 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 2.3 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

84%

norm 95%

For every R100 Ndlambe bills, it collects R84. Treasury expects R95.

best in Eastern Cape7 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 86%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

2.1%

norm 8.0%

Ndlambe spends 2.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Eastern Cape14 of 32worst

2024/25 · was 2.2%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-40%

norm 0%

Ndlambe left 40% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Eastern Cape19 of 33worst

2023/24 · was -22%↘ slipping

24.8% of Ndlambe's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Eastern Cape26 of 33worst

2023/24 · was 29.3%↗ 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

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

Cash coverage

1.2 mo2024/25

province median 0.9 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

83.6%2024/25

province median 35.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

2.1%2024/25

province median 1.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-39.5%2023/24

province median -40.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

24.8%2023/24

province median 15.1% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.012024/25

province median 1.01 · 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.

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