Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

64councillors in office

32wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 36 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

48 → 36 (-12)

SACP

0 → 7 (+7)

ATM

5 → 5

0 → 5 (+5)

EFF

4 → 4

1 → 2 (+1)

IFP

0 → 2 (+2)

AIC

1 → 1

MPS

0 → 1 (+1)

4 others

5 → 0 (-5)

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

19 of 32 named

32 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 19 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 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela measures up

How we judge

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela 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?

Short of it

Findings

An unqualified audit with no findings

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela could keep running for 14.5 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Eastern Cape4 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 14.4 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Well short

65%

norm 95%

For every R100 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela bills, it collects R65. Treasury expects R95.

best in Eastern Cape13 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 59%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.4%

norm 8.0%

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela spends 3.4% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Eastern Cape9 of 32worst

2024/25 · was 2.3%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-22%

norm 0%

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela left 22% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Eastern Cape13 of 33worst

2023/24 · was -1%↘ slipping

40.6% of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Eastern Cape29 of 33worst

2023/24 · was 1.8%↘ 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

2021/22clean 2022/23clean 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

14.5 mo2024/25

province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

65.5%2024/25

province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

3.4%2024/25

province median 1.9% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-22.1%2023/24

province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

40.6%2023/24

province median 5.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

5.632024/25

province median 1.86 · 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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