Local municipality · Free State

Setsoto

33councillors in office

17wards · 15 from 2026

ANClargest party, 2026 · 13 of 30 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

33 seats now · 30 in the incoming council. Majority is 17. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

17 → 13 (-4)

2 → 5 (+3)

EFF

4 → 4

SSDF

7 → 2 (-5)

FF Plus

2 → 2

SACP

0 → 2 (+2)

ActionSA

0 → 1 (+1)

ACT

0 → 1 (+1)

ATM

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

17 wards

PR councillors now

16 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

12 of 15 named

15 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 12 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 Setsoto measures up

How we judge

Setsoto 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

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

Setsoto could keep running for 3.6 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Free State6 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 3.4 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

46%

norm 95%

For every R100 Setsoto bills, it collects R46. Treasury expects R95.

best in Free State8 of 16worst

2024/25 · was 49%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.8%

norm 8.0%

Setsoto spends 0.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Free State9 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 0.8%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+65%

norm 0%

Setsoto overspent its building budget by 65%.

best in Free State4 of 18worst

2023/24 · was +50%↘ slipping

10.4% of Setsoto's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Free State2 of 18worst

2023/24 · was 22.1%↗ 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

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

Cash coverage

3.6 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

46.0%2024/25

province median 39.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.8%2024/25

province median 0.6% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

64.6%2023/24

province median -41.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

10.4%2023/24

province median 28.6% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.392024/25

province median 0.28 · 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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