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Local municipality · Gauteng

Emfuleni

90councillors in office
45wards
DAlargest party, 2026 · 37 of 90 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

90 seats now · 90 in the incoming council. Majority is 46. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
DA
24 → 37 (+13)
ANC
38 → 22 (-16)
EFF
14 → 6 (-8)
FF Plus
6 → 5 (-1)
ActionSA
0 → 5 (+5)
MK
0 → 4 (+4)
SACP
0 → 3 (+3)
PAC
2 → 2
ACSA
0 → 2 (+2)
PA
1 → 1
7 others
5 → 3 (-2)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

45 wards

PR councillors now

45 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

32 of 45 named

45 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 32 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 Emfuleni measures up

How we judge

Emfuleni 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 Emfuleni's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Well short
0.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Emfuleni holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in Gauteng9 of 9worst
2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady
Collects what it bills?
Well short
71%
norm 95%
For every R100 Emfuleni bills, it collects R71. Treasury expects R95.
best in Gauteng6 of 8worst
2024/25 · was 55%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
4.0%
norm 8.0%
Emfuleni spends 4.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Gauteng4 of 9worst
2024/25 · was 6.6%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+28%
norm 0%
Emfuleni overspent its building budget by 28%.
best in Gauteng2 of 9worst
2023/24 · was -15%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
20.5%
norm 0.0%
20.5% of Emfuleni's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Gauteng7 of 9worst
2023/24 · was 31.8%↗ 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
2021/22Qualified2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
0.0 mo2024/25
province median 0.1 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
71.4%2024/25
province median 82.7% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
4.0%2024/25
province median -0.8% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
27.6%2023/24
province median -13.6% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
20.5%2023/24
province median 18.1% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.312024/25
province median 0.74 · 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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