Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Ntabankulu

38councillors in office

19wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 28 of 38 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

38 seats now · 38 in the incoming council. Majority is 20. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

31 → 28 (-3)

EFF

4 → 3 (-1)

ATM

1 → 2 (+1)

SACP

0 → 2 (+2)

0 → 1 (+1)

AIC

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

19 wards

PR councillors now

19 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

15 of 19 named

19 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 15 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 Ntabankulu measures up

How we judge

Ntabankulu 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

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

Ntabankulu holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

best in Eastern Cape33 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 1.6 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Ntabankulu bills, it collects R0. Treasury expects R95.

best in Eastern Cape30 of 33worst

2024/25 · was 9%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.6%

norm 8.0%

Ntabankulu spends 0.6% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Eastern Cape30 of 32worst

2024/25 · was 0.9%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+244%

norm 0%

Ntabankulu overspent its building budget by 244%.

best in Eastern Cape5 of 33worst

2023/24 · was +328%↗ improving

3.2% of Ntabankulu's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Eastern Cape9 of 33worst

2023/24 · was 10.7%↗ 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

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

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

0.5%2024/25

province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.6%2024/25

province median 1.9% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

243.6%2023/24

province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

3.2%2023/24

province median 5.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.662024/25

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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