End-of-term report · Free State

Mantsopa · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 17 of 18 councillors served the whole term.

18seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 11largest at the start ANC 11largest at the end ANC 10largest, 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.

18 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 18 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

11 → 11

4 → 4

EFF

2 → 2

COPE

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
17 Jan 2024	Ward 7	Tania Halse DA	by-election	Leon Nicolas van Wyk DA

The council's record over the term

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.

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.

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%.

2024/25

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-57%

norm 0%

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

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

2022/23

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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Mmamama Tsoene

Municipal Manager

Matiro Rebecca Ellen Mogopodi

Chief Financial Officer

Takalani Tshikundu

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

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: ANC is the largest party with 10 of 18 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.