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Local municipality · Limpopo

Greater Tzaneen

69councillors in office
35wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 42 of 69 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

69 seats now · 69 in the incoming council. Majority is 35. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
51 → 42 (-9)
ActionSA
0 → 9 (+9)
EFF
9 → 6 (-3)
DA
5 → 5
FF Plus
1 → 2 (+1)
GAZA
0 → 1 (+1)
LIMA
0 → 1 (+1)
MAYIBUYE
0 → 1 (+1)
SACP
0 → 1 (+1)
MK
0 → 1 (+1)
3 others
3 → 0 (-3)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

35 wards

PR councillors now

34 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

21 of 34 named

34 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 21 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 Greater Tzaneen measures up

How we judge

Greater Tzaneen 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
Greater Tzaneen's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
33.3 months
norm 3.0 months
Greater Tzaneen could keep running for 33.3 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Limpopo1 of 22worst
2024/25 · was 47.2 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
31%
norm 95%
For every R100 Greater Tzaneen bills, it collects R31. Treasury expects R95.
best in Limpopo17 of 22worst
2024/25 · was 115%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
3.8%
norm 8.0%
Greater Tzaneen spends 3.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Limpopo3 of 22worst
2024/25 · was 5.4%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+47%
norm 0%
Greater Tzaneen overspent its building budget by 47%.
best in Limpopo4 of 22worst
2023/24 · was +20%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
6.9%
norm 0.0%
6.9% of Greater Tzaneen's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Limpopo8 of 22worst
2023/24 · was 10.1%↗ 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 Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
33.3 mo2024/25
province median 4.9 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
31.4%2024/25
province median 52.0% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
3.8%2024/25
province median 1.8% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
46.9%2023/24
province median -2.2% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
6.9%2023/24
province median 8.5% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
3.762024/25
province median 1.58 · Treasury: good

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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