Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Sakhisizwe

17councillors in office

9wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 11 of 17 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

17 seats now · 17 in the incoming council. Majority is 9. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

13 → 11 (-2)

2 → 3 (+1)

ATM

1 → 1

EFF

1 → 1

SACP

0 → 1 (+1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

9 wards

PR councillors now

8 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

8 of 8 named

8 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 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 Sakhisizwe measures up

How we judge

Sakhisizwe 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 Sakhisizwe's books.

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

best in Eastern Cape30 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

269%

norm 95%

For every R100 Sakhisizwe bills, it collects R269. Treasury expects R95.

best in Eastern Cape4 of 33worst

2022/23 · was 54%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

2.5%

norm 8.0%

Sakhisizwe spends 2.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Eastern Cape11 of 32worst

2024/25 · was 2.4%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-66%

norm 0%

Sakhisizwe left 66% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Eastern Cape27 of 33worst

2023/24 · was -65%↘ slipping

18.9% of Sakhisizwe's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Eastern Cape22 of 33worst

2023/24 · was 30.4%↗ 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 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 0.9 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

269.4%2022/23

province median 51.7% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

2.5%2024/25

province median 1.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-65.9%2023/24

province median -40.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

18.9%2023/24

province median 15.1% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.672024/25

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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