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Thulamela

81councillors in office
41wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 56 of 81 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

81 seats now · 81 in the incoming council. Majority is 41. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
71 → 56 (-15)
EFF
4 → 5 (+1)
IRC
1 → 4 (+3)
SACP
0 → 4 (+4)
DA
2 → 3 (+1)
ELF-SA
0 → 3 (+3)
UNITED PEOPLE
0 → 3 (+3)
PAC
1 → 1
ELM
0 → 1 (+1)
MAYIBUYE
0 → 1 (+1)
2 others
2 → 0 (-2)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

41 wards

PR councillors now

40 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

36 of 40 named

40 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 36 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 Thulamela measures up

How we judge

Thulamela meets 1 of 6 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2014/15. Not a rating: 6 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?
Short of it
Findings
An unqualified audit with no findings
Thulamela's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2014/15→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
6.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Thulamela could keep running for 6.0 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Limpopo6 of 22worst
2014/15 · was 7.0 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
51%
norm 95%
For every R100 Thulamela bills, it collects R51. Treasury expects R95.
best in Limpopo14 of 22worst
2014/15 · was 20%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
1.3%
norm 8.0%
Thulamela spends 1.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Limpopo15 of 22worst
2014/15 · was 0.0%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-22%
norm 0%
Thulamela left 22% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Limpopo15 of 22worst
2014/15 · was -25%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
5.1%
norm 0.0%
5.1% of Thulamela's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Limpopo3 of 22worst
2014/15 · was 3.3%↘ 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
2011/12Qualified2012/13Qualified2013/14Emphasis of Matter2014/15Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
6.0 mo2014/15
province median 3.4 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
50.7%2014/15
province median 72.7% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
1.3%2014/15
province median 0.7% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-22.4%2014/15
province median -24.1% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
5.1%2014/15
province median 15.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
4.262014/15
province median 3.08 · 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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