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End-of-term report · Gauteng

City of Johannesburg · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 199 of 270 councillors served the whole term.

270seats at the start 15ward seats changed hands 3of those changed party ANC 91largest at the start ANC 88largest at the end DA 91largest, 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.

270 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 272 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange
ANC
91 → 88 (-3)
DA
71 → 60 (-11)
N/R
0 → 59 (+59)
EFF
29 → 22 (-7)
ActionSA
44 → 20 (-24)
PA
8 → 6 (-2)
IFP
7 → 6 (-1)
FF Plus
4 → 3 (-1)
ALJAMA
3 → 3
AIC
2 → 2
9 others
11 → 3 (-8)
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
01 Jun 2022Ward 53Ntaoleng Mpho Mofokeng ANCby-electionNtshavheni Thovhedzo Mutavhatsindi ANC
28 Jun 2023Ward 7Amelia Augusta Deborah Zama ANCby-electionLois Cathleen Simonse PA · seat changed party
23 Aug 2023Ward 102David Douglas Wittmann-Potter DAby-electionLucinda Jane Harman DA
28 Aug 2024Ward 87Bridget Steer DAby-electionKyle Dalton Jacobs DA
28 Aug 2024Ward 89Leah Ruth Potgieter DAby-electionZander Shawe DA
11 Sept 2024Ward 9Imraan Ismail-Moosa ALJAMAby-electionYakoob Karolia ALJAMA
11 Sept 2024Ward 21Mpho Isaac Sesedinyane ANCby-electionNkhobo Khomongoe ANC
19 Mar 2025Ward 59Ian Mzoxolo Nonkumbi ANCby-electionSthembiso Fortune Hlatshwayo ANC
02 Apr 2025Ward 82Chahracan Jeffrey Amod DAby-electionBeverley Marilyne Smouse PA · seat changed party
02 Apr 2025Ward 99Nicole Janita van Dyk DAby-electionHendrik Bodenstein DA
14 May 2025Ward 24Zakhele Ephraim Mathe ANCby-electionSiyakudumisa Makaula ANC
10 Sept 2025Ward 130Thulani Colson Buthelezi ANCby-electionNduduzo Mzolo ANC
15 Oct 2025Ward 29Brenda Happy Dammie ANCby-electionRaymont Ismael Steenkamp PA · seat changed party
26 Nov 2025Ward 90Martin Charles Williams DAby-electionRenate Jo van Onselen DA
25 Feb 2026Ward 102Lucinda Jane Harman DAby-electionBeatrice Aletta Susanna Campbell-Cloete DA

The council's record over the term

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.
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%.
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%.
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.
2023/24 · was 3.5%↘ slipping
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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor
Dada Morero
Municipal Manager
Floyd Brink
Chief Financial Officer
Tebogo Moraka

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 91 of 270 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.