Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Elundini

34councillors in office

17wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 18 of 34 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

34 seats now · 34 in the incoming council. Majority is 18. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

28 → 18 (-10)

SACP

0 → 5 (+5)

UDM

1 → 3 (+2)

ATM

1 → 2 (+1)

MFCV

0 → 2 (+2)

EFF

2 → 1 (-1)

AIC

0 → 1 (+1)

SARKO

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

17 wards

PR councillors now

17 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.

PRBandile Nicholas NqodiANC
PRBenjamin Lonwabo MagqashelaANC
PRFundiswa Millicent Sonti-MaqandaANC
PRMoleboheng TelileANC
PRMthobeli SiphamlaANC
PRSimphiwe MdodaANC
PRSussana Patience Mamello Semakaleng LetebaANC
PRThozama Victoria MayANC
PRVeronica NormanANC
PRVictoria Vangiwe HokwanaANC
PRZandisile MampintshaANC
PRLunga BotomaniATM
PRLulamo PiliDA
PRPatuoe Faith LephafaEFF
PRTemba Patrick TsoaeliEFF
PRRethabile MolelekiSARKO
PRAkhona Witness MasondoUDM

PR councillors from 2026 · expected

13 of 17 named

17 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 13 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 Elundini measures up

How we judge

Elundini meets 2 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

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

Elundini could keep running for 4.3 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Eastern Cape13 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 4.7 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

45%

norm 95%

For every R100 Elundini bills, it collects R45. Treasury expects R95.

best in Eastern Cape16 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 40%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.4%

norm 8.0%

Elundini spends 1.4% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Eastern Cape19 of 32worst

2024/25 · was 1.4%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-48%

norm 0%

Elundini left 48% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Eastern Cape23 of 33worst

2023/24 · was -41%↘ slipping

0.0% of Elundini's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

best in Eastern Cape2 of 33worst

2023/24 · was 0.0%→ steady

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

4.3 mo2024/25

province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

44.8%2024/25

province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.4%2024/25

province median 1.9% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-47.7%2023/24

province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.0%2023/24

province median 5.7% · Treasury: good

Current ratio

0.442024/25

province median 1.86 · 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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