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End-of-term report · Gauteng

Rand West City · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 65 of 69 councillors served the whole term.

69seats at the start 5ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party ANC 32largest at the start ANC 31largest at the end ANC 24largest, 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.

69 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 69 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange
ANC
32 → 31 (-1)
DA
16 → 16
EFF
11 → 12 (+1)
FF Plus
3 → 3
PA
2 → 2
ACDP
1 → 1
AIC
1 → 1
AZAPO
1 → 1
IFP
1 → 1
IND
1 → 1
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
01 Jun 2022Ward 29Anelisa Kolo ANCby-electionLindokuhle Emmanuel Biyela EFF · seat changed party
13 Dec 2023Ward 17Sizwe Thomas Bhembe ANCby-electionThapelo David Lerothodi ANC
24 Apr 2024Ward 6Pieter Erasmus DAby-electionSonia Helien Swanepoel DA
05 Feb 2025Ward 35Notando Nomga ANCby-electionTinah Nomlinda Nobunga ANC
16 Apr 2025Ward 6Sonia Helien Swanepoel DAby-electionMartin Miles Brown DA

The council's record over the term

Rand West 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
Rand West City's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Short of it
1.2 months
norm 3.0 months
Rand West City holds 1.2 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.
2024/25 · was 17.3 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
70%
norm 95%
For every R100 Rand West City bills, it collects R70. Treasury expects R95.
2024/25 · was 236%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.1%
norm 8.0%
Rand West City spends 2.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
2024/25 · was 1.4%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+203%
norm 0%
Rand West City overspent its building budget by 203%.
2023/24 · was +2%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
23.4%
norm 0.0%
23.4% of Rand West City's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
2023/24 · was 15.7%↘ slipping
Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
1.2 mo2024/25
province median 1.2 mo · Treasury: average
Debtor collection
70.5%2024/25
province median 70.5% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
2.1%2024/25
province median 2.1% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
203.3%2023/24
province median -2.5% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
23.4%2023/24
province median 23.4% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.492024/25
province median 0.49 · 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
William Matsheke
Deputy Mayor
Nontombi Molatlhegi
Municipal Manager
Lesedi Mere
Chief Financial Officer
Xolani Malindi

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 24 of 69 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.