End-of-term report · Gauteng

Mogale City · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 73 of 77 councillors served the whole term.

77seats at the start 4ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 31largest at the start ANC 31largest at the end DA 27largest, 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.

77 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 77 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

31 → 31

25 → 25

EFF

11 → 11

FF Plus

6 → 6

ACDP

1 → 1

ATM

1 → 1

IFP

1 → 1

PAC

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
30 Nov 2022	Ward 22	Jade Miller DA	by-election	Devin Charles Nieuwenhuyzen DA
24 Apr 2024	Ward 39	Zillah Wehinger-Maguire DA	by-election	Gwen Britz DA
11 Sept 2024	Ward 12	Goodreach Kutlwano Morake ANC	by-election	Sandra Mokgwathi ANC
03 Feb 2026	Ward 2	Wandile Mnyaji ANC	by-election	Daniel Ramora Malebo ANC

The council's record over the term

Mogale City 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?

Short of it

Findings

An unqualified audit with no findings

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

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

2024/25 · was 0.3 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

94%

norm 95%

For every R100 Mogale City bills, it collects R94. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 18%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

-5.6%

norm 8.0%

Mogale City spends -5.6% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was -4.9%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-55%

norm 0%

Mogale City left 55% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -4%↘ slipping

15.7% of Mogale City's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 14.1%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22Qualified 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

0.1 mo2024/25

province median 0.1 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

94.1%2024/25

province median 82.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

-5.6%2024/25

province median -0.8% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-54.8%2023/24

province median -13.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

15.7%2023/24

province median 18.1% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.172024/25

province median 0.74 · Treasury: average

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

Lucky Sele

Deputy Mayor

Bongani Nkosi

Municipal Manager

Msezana Makhosana

Chief Financial Officer

Binang Monkwe

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 27 of 77 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.