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Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Nyandeni

64councillors in office
32wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 37 of 64 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

64 seats now · 64 in the incoming council. Majority is 33. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
51 → 37 (-14)
ATM
5 → 12 (+7)
UDM
2 → 4 (+2)
SACP
0 → 4 (+4)
EFF
4 → 3 (-1)
DA
1 → 1
PAC
0 → 1 (+1)
MK
0 → 1 (+1)
MAYIBUYE
0 → 1 (+1)
CI
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

32 wards

PR councillors now

32 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

27 of 32 named

32 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 27 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 Nyandeni measures up

How we judge

Nyandeni 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 Nyandeni's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
24.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Nyandeni could keep running for 24.0 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Eastern Cape2 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 14.9 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
21%
norm 95%
For every R100 Nyandeni bills, it collects R21. Treasury expects R95.
best in Eastern Cape22 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 19%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
1.1%
norm 8.0%
Nyandeni spends 1.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Eastern Cape22 of 32worst
2024/25 · was 3.9%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-56%
norm 0%
Nyandeni left 56% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Eastern Cape24 of 33worst
2023/24 · was -30%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
43.8%
norm 0.0%
43.8% of Nyandeni's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Eastern Cape31 of 33worst
2023/24 · was 18.3%↘ slipping

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 Matter2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
24.0 mo2024/25
province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
21.2%2024/25
province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
1.1%2024/25
province median 1.9% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-56.5%2023/24
province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
43.8%2023/24
province median 5.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
-1.552024/25
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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