Local municipality · Limpopo

Collins Chabane

71councillors in office

36wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 47 of 71 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

71 seats now · 71 in the incoming council. Majority is 36. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

55 → 47 (-8)

MAYIBUYE

0 → 10 (+10)

EFF

7 → 3 (-4)

1 → 3 (+2)

ActionSA

0 → 3 (+3)

AL.

2 → 2

APC

1 → 1

GAZA

0 → 1 (+1)

VIP

0 → 1 (+1)

ACDP

1 → 0 (-1)

4 others

4 → 0 (-4)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

36 wards

PR councillors now

35 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

22 of 35 named

35 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 22 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 Collins Chabane measures up

How we judge

Collins Chabane meets 2 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?

Well short

Qualified

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Collins Chabane's books.

Collins Chabane could keep running for 6.2 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Limpopo5 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 9.0 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

26%

norm 95%

For every R100 Collins Chabane bills, it collects R26. Treasury expects R95.

best in Limpopo20 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 32%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.1%

norm 8.0%

Collins Chabane spends 1.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Limpopo18 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 1.7%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Meets the norm

+3%

norm 0%

Collins Chabane overspent its building budget by 3%.

best in Limpopo7 of 22worst

2023/24 · was +4%→ steady

20.3% of Collins Chabane's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Limpopo18 of 22worst

2023/24 · was 16.7%↘ 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 Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

6.2 mo2024/25

province median 4.9 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

25.7%2024/25

province median 52.0% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.1%2024/25

province median 1.8% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

3.4%2023/24

province median -2.2% · Treasury: good

Wasteful expenditure

20.3%2023/24

province median 8.5% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.552024/25

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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