End-of-term report · Gauteng

Ekurhuleni · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 221 of 224 councillors served the whole term.

224seats at the start 4ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 86largest at the start ANC 86largest at the end DA 66largest, elected 2026

How the council changed during the term

Seats as elected in 2021 against seats on the eve of the 2026 election. Differences come from by-elections and mid-term replacements recorded by the IEC; PR replacements that parties made without a by-election are not captured.

224 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 224 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange

ANC

86 → 86

65 → 65

EFF

31 → 31

ActionSA

15 → 15

FF Plus

8 → 8

4 → 4

AIC

3 → 3

IFP

3 → 3

ACDP

2 → 2

IND

2 → 2

5 others

5 → 5

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
24 May 2023	Ward 25	Pieter Jacobus Henning DA	by-election	Daniel Jacobus Christoffel Putter DA
25 Oct 2023	Ward 23	André du Plessis DA	by-election	Arthur Gerald Goslin DA
14 Feb 2024	Ward 25	Daniel Jacobus Christoffel Putter DA	by-election	Martha Hendrina Beukes DA
10 Dec 2025	Ward 109	Masele Sophet Madihlaba ANC	by-election	Mzomuhle Lucas Shabalala ANC

The council's record over the term

Ekurhuleni 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

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

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

2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

89%

norm 95%

For every R100 Ekurhuleni bills, it collects R89. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 82%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Short of it

5.5%

norm 8.0%

Ekurhuleni spends 5.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 5.5%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Meets the norm

+1%

norm 0%

Ekurhuleni overspent its building budget by 1%.

2023/24 · was -3%↗ improving

1.0% of Ekurhuleni's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 0.3%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 9.3 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

89.1%2024/25

province median 137.8% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

5.5%2024/25

province median 3.9% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

1.3%2023/24

province median -27.5% · Treasury: good

Wasteful expenditure

1.0%2023/24

province median 6.3% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.692024/25

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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Nkosindiphile Xhakaza

Municipal Manager

Kagiso Lerutla

Chief Financial Officer

General Moruri

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: DA is the largest party with 66 of 224 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.