My Councillor
Local municipality · Eastern Cape

King Sabata Dalindyebo

73councillors in office
37wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 31 of 73 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

73 seats now · 73 in the incoming council. Majority is 37. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
48 → 31 (-17)
UDM
11 → 13 (+2)
ATM
3 → 7 (+4)
SACP
0 → 7 (+7)
EFF
5 → 5
DA
1 → 3 (+2)
AMC.ROY.
0 → 3 (+3)
AIC
1 → 1
MK
0 → 1 (+1)
PEC
0 → 1 (+1)
4 others
4 → 1 (-3)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

37 wards

PR councillors now

36 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 36 named

36 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 King Sabata Dalindyebo measures up

How we judge

King Sabata Dalindyebo meets none 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
King Sabata Dalindyebo's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Short of it
1.5 months
norm 3.0 months
King Sabata Dalindyebo holds 1.5 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.
best in Eastern Cape19 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 0.0 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
83%
norm 95%
For every R100 King Sabata Dalindyebo bills, it collects R83. Treasury expects R95.
best in Eastern Cape8 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 86%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
4.5%
norm 8.0%
King Sabata Dalindyebo spends 4.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Eastern Cape8 of 32worst
2024/25 · was 4.1%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-12%
norm 0%
King Sabata Dalindyebo left 12% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Eastern Cape10 of 33worst
2023/24 · was -70%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Short of it
4.5%
norm 0.0%
4.5% of King Sabata Dalindyebo's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Eastern Cape11 of 33worst
2023/24 · was 13.3%↗ 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
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
1.5 mo2024/25
province median 3.5 mo · Treasury: average
Debtor collection
82.8%2024/25
province median 71.2% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
4.5%2024/25
province median 5.0% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-12.1%2023/24
province median -12.1% · Treasury: average
Wasteful expenditure
4.5%2023/24
province median 8.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.892024/25
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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