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Moqhaka

44councillors in office
22wards · 20 from 2026
ANClargest party, 2026 · 15 of 40 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

44 seats now · 40 in the incoming council. Majority is 23. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
22 → 15 (-7)
DA
10 → 13 (+3)
EFF
5 → 4 (-1)
FF Plus
3 → 3
MOQHAKA COMMUNITY FORUM
3 → 1 (-2)
UD4
0 → 1 (+1)
ACT
0 → 1 (+1)
ActionSA
0 → 1 (+1)
SACP
0 → 1 (+1)
PAU
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

22 wards

PR councillors now

22 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

17 of 20 named

20 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 17 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 Moqhaka measures up

How we judge

Moqhaka 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 Moqhaka's books.
2023/24↗ improving
Money in the bank?
Well short
0.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Moqhaka holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in Free State16 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady
Collects what it bills?
Well short
70%
norm 95%
For every R100 Moqhaka bills, it collects R70. Treasury expects R95.
best in Free State5 of 16worst
2024/25 · was 58%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Meets the norm
8.1%
norm 8.0%
Moqhaka spends 8.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Free State1 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 4.8%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-96%
norm 0%
Moqhaka left 96% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Free State18 of 18worst
2023/24 · was -96%→ steady
Wastes money?
Well short
14.8%
norm 0.0%
14.8% of Moqhaka's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Free State5 of 18worst
2023/24 · was 34.3%↗ 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 Matter2022/23Outstanding2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
0.0 mo2024/25
province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
70.3%2024/25
province median 59.5% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
8.1%2024/25
province median 2.1% · Treasury: good
Capital budget spent
-95.7%2023/24
province median -48.6% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
14.8%2023/24
province median 14.8% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.402024/25
province median 0.40 · 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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