Local municipality · Free State

Mantsopa

18councillors in office

9wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 10 of 18 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

18 seats now · 18 in the incoming council. Majority is 10. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

11 → 10 (-1)

4 → 5 (+1)

EFF

2 → 2

FF Plus

0 → 1 (+1)

COPE

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

9 wards

PR councillors now

9 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

8 of 9 named

9 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 8 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 Mantsopa measures up

How we judge

Mantsopa 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

Qualified

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Mantsopa's books.

Mantsopa could keep running for 5.5 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Free State4 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 0.0 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

29%

norm 95%

For every R100 Mantsopa bills, it collects R29. Treasury expects R95.

best in Free State13 of 16worst

2024/25

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.6%

norm 8.0%

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

best in Free State12 of 18worst

2024/25

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-57%

norm 0%

Mantsopa left 57% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Free State14 of 18worst

15.8% of Mantsopa's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Free State7 of 18worst

2022/23

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 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

5.5 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

29.2%2024/25

province median 39.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.6%2024/25

province median 0.6% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-56.6%2022/23

province median 6.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

15.8%2022/23

province median 29.6% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.572024/25

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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