My Councillor
Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Enoch Mgijima

68councillors in office
34wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 31 of 68 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

68 seats now · 68 in the incoming council. Majority is 35. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
44 → 31 (-13)
DA
7 → 11 (+4)
SACP
0 → 7 (+7)
THE INDEPENDENTS
5 → 6 (+1)
EFF
6 → 4 (-2)
ATM
1 → 2 (+1)
ActionSA
0 → 2 (+2)
PA
1 → 1
AIC
0 → 1 (+1)
KPA
0 → 1 (+1)
4 others
4 → 2 (-2)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

34 wards

PR councillors now

34 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

24 of 34 named

34 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 24 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 Enoch Mgijima measures up

How we judge

Enoch Mgijima 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 Enoch Mgijima's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
5.4 months
norm 3.0 months
Enoch Mgijima could keep running for 5.4 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Eastern Cape11 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 7.6 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
60%
norm 95%
For every R100 Enoch Mgijima bills, it collects R60. Treasury expects R95.
best in Eastern Cape14 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 65%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Short of it
5.5%
norm 8.0%
Enoch Mgijima spends 5.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Eastern Cape6 of 32worst
2024/25 · was 7.5%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-97%
norm 0%
Enoch Mgijima left 97% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Eastern Cape32 of 33worst
2023/24 · was -95%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
45.0%
norm 0.0%
45.0% of Enoch Mgijima's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Eastern Cape32 of 33worst
2023/24 · was 83.1%↗ 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
2021/22Qualified2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
5.4 mo2024/25
province median 3.5 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
59.6%2024/25
province median 71.2% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
5.5%2024/25
province median 5.0% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-96.8%2023/24
province median -12.1% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
45.0%2023/24
province median 8.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.302024/25
province median 0.59 · Treasury: bad

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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