Local municipality · Free State

Tswelopele

17councillors in office

9wards · 8 from 2026

ANClargest party, 2026 · 8 of 16 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

17 seats now · 16 in the incoming council. Majority is 9. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

10 → 8 (-2)

3 → 4 (+1)

EFF

2 → 2

FF Plus

1 → 1

SACP

0 → 1 (+1)

TYP

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

9 wards

PR councillors now

8 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

7 of 8 named

8 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 7 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 Tswelopele measures up

How we judge

Tswelopele 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

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

Tswelopele could keep running for 19.4 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Free State1 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 16.7 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

79%

norm 95%

For every R100 Tswelopele bills, it collects R79. Treasury expects R95.

best in Free State4 of 16worst

2024/25 · was 86%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.0%

norm 8.0%

Tswelopele spends 1.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Free State7 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 2.2%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-93%

norm 0%

Tswelopele left 93% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Free State17 of 18worst

2023/24 · was +38%↘ slipping

43.2% of Tswelopele's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Free State12 of 18worst

2023/24 · was 22.8%↘ 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

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

Cash coverage

19.4 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

78.8%2024/25

province median 39.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.0%2024/25

province median 0.6% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-92.7%2023/24

province median -41.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

43.2%2023/24

province median 28.6% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.412024/25

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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