Local municipality · Eastern Cape
Raymond Mhlaba
45councillors in office
23wards · 21 from 2026
ANClargest party, 2026 · 26 of 42 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
45 seats now · 42 in the incoming council. Majority is 23. ANC reaches it on the official count.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line
Ward councillors
23 wards- Ward 1 Primrose Nosipo Ruselo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 2 Mzimkhulu Matayo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 3 Sinovuyo Kley2026 result → ANC
- Ward 4 Mbuyiseli Gladman Walaza2026 result → ANC
- Ward 5 Masixole Tsotsa2026 result → ANC
- Ward 6 Unathi Ngcume2026 result → ANC
- Ward 7 Kwanele Siduli2026 result → IND
- Ward 8 Evelyn Nompucuko Zizi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 9 Nkuthalo Gideon Quilie2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Simon Justice Xego2026 result → ANC
- Ward 11 Luxolo Nqala2026 result → ANC
- Ward 12 Mteteleli Gqokro2026 result → IND
- Ward 13 Sindiswa Magxwalisa2026 result → ANC
- Ward 14 Songezo Mashengqana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 15 Ntombomzi Klaas2026 result → ANC
- Ward 16 Monwabisi Moses Zamo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 17 Liziwe Faith Matyolo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 18 Thobeka Priscilla Mjo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 19 Sindiswa Cynthia Tokwe2026 result → ANC
- Ward 20 Zikhona Nandipha Lento2026 result → IND
- Ward 21 Masixole Jonathan Tukani2026 result → ANC
- Ward 22 Nolizwi Nomacwera Yanta ANC
- Ward 23 Ndileka Rosemary Xameni ANC
PR councillors now
22 seatsProportional 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.
- PRNolusindiso Brenda HansAIC
- PRAnele Winifred NtsanganiANC
- PRBukelwa Sharon TyhaliANC
- PRElten BantamANC
- PRMillicent Nonkoliseko QawuANC
- PRNomhle Beauty SangoANC
- PRNonkazimlo Primrose MlamlaANC
- PRPatricia NtenguANC
- PRPortia SabaneANC
- PRSinethemba MjakucaANC
- PRSithembele Michael ZukaANC
- PRThozama NgayeANC
- PRZikhona TyaliANC
- PRZingiswa Modelia RasmeniANC
- PRCecilia Anne AuldDA
- PRErnst LombardDA
- PRKayalethu BalisoDA
- PRMhlangabezi NombomboEFF
- PRThandeka Theresa TitoEFF
- PRXoliswa Victoria VusaniEFF
- PRLindile Theophilus NgetuPAC
- PRDeon Piet MandekaPA
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
17 of 21 named21 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 17 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.
- List 1Sinethemba MjakucaANC
- List 2Thobeka Priscilla MjoANC
- List 3Nomhle Beauty SangoANC
- List 4Zikhona Tyali-MgudlwaANC
- List 5Luyolo Lennox KiswaANC
- List 6Nomonde Mavis GezaANC
- List 1Kwanele MacakelaATM
- List 1André Van RaynerDA
- List 2Cecilia Anne AuldDA
- List 3Thulani DasaDA
- List 1Siphiwo MavusoEFF
- List 1Nomathamsanqa Lucia LungisaPAC
- List 1Deon Piet MandekaPA
- List 1Bantu Odwa MoyoPAMO
- List 2Mzolisi Donavan BanaPAMO
- List 1Nokuthula Patronella NgezanaSACP
- List 1Zukisani Michael KeneMK
How Raymond Mhlaba measures up
How we judgeRaymond Mhlaba 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?
!Well short Qualified
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Raymond Mhlaba's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
!Well short 0.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Raymond Mhlaba holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in Eastern Cape28 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady
Collects what it bills?
!Well short 0%
norm 95%
For every R100 Raymond Mhlaba bills, it collects R0. Treasury expects R95.
best in Eastern Cape32 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 0%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
!Well short 1.3%
norm 8.0%
Raymond Mhlaba spends 1.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Eastern Cape20 of 32worst
2024/25 · was 2.0%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
!Well short -41%
norm 0%
Raymond Mhlaba left 41% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Eastern Cape20 of 33worst
2023/24 · was -7%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
~Short of it 4.5%
norm 0.0%
4.5% of Raymond Mhlaba's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Eastern Cape10 of 33worst
2023/24 · was 24.2%↗ 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
Cash coverage
0.0 mo2024/25
province median 0.9 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
0.0%2024/25
province median 35.4% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
1.3%2024/25
province median 1.3% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-40.5%2023/24
province median -40.0% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
4.5%2023/24
province median 15.1% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.692024/25
province median 1.01 · 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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