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Metropolitan municipality · Gauteng

City of Johannesburg

272councillors in office
135wards
DAlargest party, 2026 · 91 of 270 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

272 seats now · 270 in the incoming council. Majority is 137. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
DA
60 → 91 (+31)
ANC
88 → 63 (-25)
ActionSA
20 → 43 (+23)
EFF
22 → 17 (-5)
MK
0 → 15 (+15)
IFP
6 → 7 (+1)
PA
6 → 5 (-1)
FF Plus
3 → 5 (+2)
RISE
0 → 5 (+5)
ALJAMA
3 → 3
12 others
64 → 16 (-48)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

135 wards

PR councillors now

137 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

72 of 135 named

135 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 72 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 City of Johannesburg measures up

How we judge

City of Johannesburg meets 1 of 5 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 5 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?
Short of it
Findings
An unqualified audit with no findings
City of Johannesburg's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Well short
0.6 months
norm 3.0 months
City of Johannesburg holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in Gauteng6 of 9worst
2023/24 · was 0.9 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
No data
—
norm 95%
No collects what it bills data for City of Johannesburg yet.
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.0%
norm 8.0%
City of Johannesburg spends 2.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Gauteng7 of 9worst
2023/24 · was 1.7%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Meets the norm
+3%
norm 0%
City of Johannesburg overspent its building budget by 3%.
best in Gauteng4 of 9worst
2022/23 · was -9%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
6.3%
norm 0.0%
6.3% of City of Johannesburg's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Gauteng4 of 9worst
2023/24 · was 3.5%↘ slipping

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 Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
0.6 mo2023/24
province median 0.6 mo · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
2.0%2023/24
province median 2.0% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
2.7%2022/23
province median 2.7% · Treasury: good
Wasteful expenditure
6.3%2023/24
province median 6.3% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.562023/24
province median 0.56 · 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.

Attendance at council meetings

Every councillor and every meeting →
50meetings with minutes parsed 90%median attendance 168councillors at 90% or better 35with 3 or more unexcused absences

Counted from the council's published minutes, Mar 2023 to Mar 2026. Leave granted by council does not count against a councillor. How we judge.

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