Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Ngqushwa

23councillors in office

12wards · 11 from 2026

ANClargest party, 2026 · 15 of 21 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

23 seats now · 21 in the incoming council. Majority is 12. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

19 → 15 (-4)

SACP

0 → 2 (+2)

EFF

3 → 1 (-2)

1 → 1

PAC

0 → 1 (+1)

MAYIBUYE

0 → 1 (+1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

12 wards

PR councillors now

11 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 Ngqushwa measures up

How we judge

Ngqushwa 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

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

Ngqushwa holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

best in Eastern Cape27 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Ngqushwa bills, it collects R3. Treasury expects R95.

best in Eastern Cape26 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 2%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Meets the norm

8.2%

norm 8.0%

Ngqushwa spends 8.2% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Eastern Cape2 of 32worst

2024/25 · was 5.4%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+1676%

norm 0%

Ngqushwa overspent its building budget by 1676%.

best in Eastern Cape1 of 33worst

2023/24 · was +1362%↘ slipping

2.0% of Ngqushwa's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Eastern Cape6 of 33worst

2023/24 · was 2.5%↗ 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

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

2.5%2024/25

province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

8.2%2024/25

province median 1.9% · Treasury: good

Capital budget spent

1675.7%2023/24

province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

2.0%2023/24

province median 5.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.192024/25

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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