End-of-term report · Eastern Cape

Kouga · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 29 of 30 councillors served the whole term.

30seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 16largest at the start DA 16largest at the end DA 18largest, 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.

30 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 30 · at the end of the term.

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

16 → 16

ANC

11 → 11

EFF

1 → 1

FF Plus

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
26 Nov 2025	Ward 2	Henry Murray DA	by-election	Bonita Moos DA

The council's record over the term

Kouga meets 4 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?

Meets the norm

Clean

An unqualified audit with no findings

Kouga's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.

Kouga could keep running for 9.3 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 14.7 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

101%

norm 95%

For every R100 Kouga bills, it collects R101. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 67%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Short of it

7.1%

norm 8.0%

Kouga spends 7.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 2.4%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-29%

norm 0%

Kouga left 29% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was +6%↘ slipping

0.0% of Kouga's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 7.3%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

9.3 mo2024/25

province median 0.9 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

101.5%2024/25

province median 35.4% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

7.1%2024/25

province median 1.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-28.6%2023/24

province median -40.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.0%2023/24

province median 15.1% · Treasury: good

Current ratio

1.042024/25

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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Chris Hattingh Bornman

Municipal Manager

C Du Plessis

Chief Financial Officer

Riaaz Naziem Lorgat

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

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: DA is the largest party with 18 of 30 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.