End-of-term report · Free State

Ngwathe · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 35 of 37 councillors served the whole term.

37seats at the start 2ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 21largest at the start ANC 21largest 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.

37 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 37 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

21 → 21

7 → 7

EFF

5 → 5

FF Plus

3 → 3

IND

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
28 Aug 2024	Ward 7	Modise Joshua Moroenyane ANC	by-election	Tshediso Ramabodu ANC
28 May 2025	Ward 16	Leponesa Petrus Sotshiva ANC	by-election	Motshidisi Martha Motsoeneng ANC

The council's record over the term

Ngwathe meets none 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 Ngwathe's books.

Ngwathe holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Well short

39%

norm 95%

For every R100 Ngwathe bills, it collects R39. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 154%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.8%

norm 8.0%

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

2024/25 · was 3.0%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-16%

norm 0%

Ngwathe left 16% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was +11%↘ slipping

39.8% of Ngwathe's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 36.7%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22Qualified 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

39.4%2024/25

province median 39.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.8%2024/25

province median 0.6% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-15.7%2023/24

province median -41.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

39.8%2023/24

province median 28.6% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.192024/25

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

Victoria De Beers

Municipal Manager

Futhuli Mothamaha

Chief Financial Officer

Serame Phetoane

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 27 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.