End-of-term report · Gauteng

Midvaal · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 29 of 30 councillors served the whole term.

30seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 19largest at the start DA 19largest at the end DA 19largest, 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.

30 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 30 · at the end of the term.

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

19 → 19

ANC

6 → 6

EFF

2 → 2

FF Plus

2 → 2

IND

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
05 Feb 2025	Ward 1	Frederich Wilhelm Peters DA	by-election	Petrus Johannes Gabriël Swart DA

The council's record over the term

Midvaal meets 3 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?

Meets the norm

Clean

An unqualified audit with no findings

Midvaal's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.

Midvaal holds 2.8 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

2024/25 · was 28.2 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

85%

norm 95%

For every R100 Midvaal bills, it collects R85. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 81%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Short of it

7.8%

norm 8.0%

Midvaal spends 7.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 8.0%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Meets the norm

-5%

norm 0%

Midvaal left 5% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -11%↗ improving

0.1% of Midvaal's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 0.2%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22clean 2022/23clean 2023/24clean

Cash coverage

2.8 mo2024/25

province median 1.2 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

84.9%2024/25

province median 70.5% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

7.8%2024/25

province median 2.1% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-5.5%2023/24

province median -2.5% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

0.1%2023/24

province median 23.4% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.802024/25

province median 0.49 · Treasury: good

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

Peter John Teixira

Deputy Mayor

Peter John Teixira

Municipal Manager

Phumudzo Magodi

Chief Financial Officer

Duracious Bonisiwe Klaas

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

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: DA is the largest party with 19 of 30 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.