My Councillor
Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Mbhashe

63councillors in office
32wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 32 of 63 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

63 seats now · 63 in the incoming council. Majority is 32. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
45 → 32 (-13)
UDM
8 → 14 (+6)
SACP
0 → 7 (+7)
ATM
1 → 3 (+2)
EFF
4 → 2 (-2)
DA
1 → 2 (+1)
IND
1 → 1
PAC
1 → 1
A.D
0 → 1 (+1)
ATA
1 → 0 (-1)
BPM
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

32 wards

PR councillors now

31 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

14 of 31 named

31 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 14 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 Mbhashe measures up

How we judge

Mbhashe meets 2 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
Mbhashe's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Short of it
2.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Mbhashe holds 2.0 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.
best in Eastern Cape18 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 1.8 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
0%
norm 95%
For every R100 Mbhashe bills, it collects R0. Treasury expects R95.
best in Eastern Cape31 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 1%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Meets the norm
9.4%
norm 8.0%
Mbhashe spends 9.4% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Eastern Cape1 of 32worst
2024/25 · was 1.7%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+948%
norm 0%
Mbhashe overspent its building budget by 948%.
best in Eastern Cape3 of 33worst
2023/24 · was +847%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Meets the norm
0.6%
norm 0.0%
0.6% of Mbhashe's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.
best in Eastern Cape5 of 33worst
2023/24 · was 3.7%↗ 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 Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
2.0 mo2024/25
province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: average
Debtor collection
0.3%2024/25
province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
9.4%2024/25
province median 1.9% · Treasury: good
Capital budget spent
947.9%2023/24
province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
0.6%2023/24
province median 5.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
11.712024/25
province median 1.86 · Treasury: good

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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