Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Intsika Yethu

42councillors in office

21wards · 20 from 2026

ANClargest party, 2026 · 26 of 40 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

42 seats now · 40 in the incoming council. Majority is 22. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

35 → 26 (-9)

SACP

0 → 5 (+5)

EFF

4 → 3 (-1)

0 → 2 (+2)

1 → 1

PAC

1 → 1

ATM

0 → 1 (+1)

ACT

0 → 1 (+1)

UDM

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

21 wards

PR councillors now

21 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

12 of 20 named

20 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 12 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 Intsika Yethu measures up

How we judge

Intsika Yethu 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?

Well short

Qualified

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Intsika Yethu's books.

Intsika Yethu could keep running for 3.1 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Eastern Cape16 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 1.4 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Intsika Yethu bills, it collects R1. Treasury expects R95.

best in Eastern Cape28 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 1%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.8%

norm 8.0%

Intsika Yethu spends 0.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Eastern Cape26 of 32worst

2024/25 · was 1.2%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-75%

norm 0%

Intsika Yethu left 75% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Eastern Cape30 of 33worst

2023/24 · was -75%→ steady

11.7% of Intsika Yethu's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Eastern Cape18 of 33worst

2023/24 · was 19.5%↗ 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

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

Cash coverage

3.1 mo2024/25

province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

1.4%2024/25

province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.8%2024/25

province median 1.9% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-75.0%2023/24

province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

11.7%2023/24

province median 5.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.302024/25

province median 1.86 · 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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