Local municipality · Free State

Mohokare

13councillors in office

7wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 6 of 13 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

13 seats now · 13 in the incoming council. Majority is 7. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

8 → 6 (-2)

1 → 4 (+3)

EFF

2 → 2

FF Plus

1 → 1

IND

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

7 wards

PR councillors now

6 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

5 of 6 named

6 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 5 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 Mohokare measures up

How we judge

Mohokare 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

Outstanding

An unqualified audit with no findings

Mohokare's audit outcome is outstanding.

Mohokare could keep running for 3.3 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Free State7 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 3.3 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Well short

23%

norm 95%

For every R100 Mohokare bills, it collects R23. Treasury expects R95.

best in Free State14 of 16worst

2024/25 · was 16%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.3%

norm 8.0%

Mohokare spends 0.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Free State14 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 0.2%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-53%

norm 0%

Mohokare left 53% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Free State12 of 18worst

2023/24 · was -63%↗ improving

4.0% of Mohokare's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Free State1 of 18worst

2023/24 · was 60.5%↗ 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 2022/23Disclaimer of opinion 2023/24Outstanding

Cash coverage

3.3 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

22.5%2024/25

province median 39.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.3%2024/25

province median 0.6% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-52.7%2023/24

province median -41.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

4.0%2023/24

province median 28.6% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.202024/25

province median 0.28 · 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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