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Local municipality · Limpopo

Makhado

75councillors in office
38wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 53 of 75 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

75 seats now · 75 in the incoming council. Majority is 38. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
62 → 53 (-9)
DA
5 → 6 (+1)
EFF
4 → 5 (+1)
APC
1 → 2 (+1)
MAYIBUYE
0 → 2 (+2)
ActionSA
0 → 2 (+2)
SACP
0 → 2 (+2)
FF Plus
1 → 1
IRC
1 → 1
UAT
0 → 1 (+1)
ACDP
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

38 wards

PR councillors now

37 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

31 of 37 named

37 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 31 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 Makhado measures up

How we judge

Makhado meets none 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?
Well short
Qualified
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Makhado's books.
2014/15↘ slipping
Money in the bank?
Well short
0.8 months
norm 3.0 months
Makhado holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in Limpopo19 of 22worst
2014/15 · was 1.0 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Short of it
95%
norm 95%
For every R100 Makhado bills, it collects R95. Treasury expects R95.
best in Limpopo5 of 22worst
2014/15 · was 134%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
0.0%
norm 8.0%
Makhado spends 0.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Limpopo22 of 22worst
2014/15 · was 0.0%→ steady
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-26%
norm 0%
Makhado left 26% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Limpopo17 of 22worst
2014/15 · was -32%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
26.4%
norm 0.0%
26.4% of Makhado's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Limpopo20 of 22worst
2014/15 · was 4.2%↘ 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
2011/12Disclaimer of opinion2012/13Qualified2013/14Emphasis of Matter2014/15Qualified
Cash coverage
0.8 mo2014/15
province median 3.4 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
94.7%2014/15
province median 72.7% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
0.0%2014/15
province median 0.7% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-25.8%2014/15
province median -24.1% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
26.4%2014/15
province median 15.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.902014/15
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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