Local municipality · Gauteng

Lesedi

26councillors in office

13wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 9 of 26 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

26 seats now · 26 in the incoming council. Majority is 14. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

13 → 9 (-4)

5 → 7 (+2)

0 → 3 (+3)

EFF

4 → 2 (-2)

FF Plus

3 → 2 (-1)

ActionSA

0 → 1 (+1)

SACP

0 → 1 (+1)

BSCM

0 → 1 (+1)

SEFM

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

13 wards

PR councillors now

13 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

10 of 13 named

13 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 10 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.

List 1John MofokengActionSA
List 1Lefu Isaac NgoepeBSCM
List 1Mokete Ishmael MotsamaiDA
List 2Thulani Paulos NyembeDA
List 3Sieghard Heindrich Adolph Carl PaulDA
List 1Nombuso Degracia NjokweEFF
List 1Marié BoshoffFF Plus
List 2Margaurite Elizabeth Vogel du PlessisFF Plus
List 1Serame Frederik Archie MokonaneSACP
List 1Sibusiso Tshepo MazibukoMK

How Lesedi measures up

How we judge

Lesedi 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?

Short of it

Findings

An unqualified audit with no findings

Lesedi's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Lesedi could keep running for 5.5 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Gauteng2 of 9worst

2024/25 · was 5.3 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

79%

norm 95%

For every R100 Lesedi bills, it collects R79. Treasury expects R95.

best in Gauteng5 of 8worst

2024/25 · was 67%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

4.3%

norm 8.0%

Lesedi spends 4.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Gauteng3 of 9worst

2024/25 · was 4.0%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

+15%

norm 0%

Lesedi overspent its building budget by 15%.

best in Gauteng3 of 9worst

2023/24 · was -26%↗ improving

2.8% of Lesedi's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Gauteng3 of 9worst

2023/24 · was 15.0%↗ 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 Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

5.5 mo2024/25

province median 5.5 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

78.7%2024/25

province median 78.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

4.3%2024/25

province median 4.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

15.3%2023/24

province median 15.3% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

2.8%2023/24

province median 2.8% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.552024/25

province median 0.55 · 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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