Local municipality · Limpopo

Molemole

32councillors in office

16wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 17 of 32 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

32 seats now · 32 in the incoming council. Majority is 17. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

22 → 17 (-5)

EFF

6 → 4 (-2)

MIV

0 → 4 (+4)

1 → 2 (+1)

ActionSA

0 → 2 (+2)

0 → 1 (+1)

MSM

0 → 1 (+1)

MAYIBUYE

0 → 1 (+1)

CICAF

2 → 0 (-2)

CIVIC WARRIORS

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

16 wards

PR councillors now

16 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

12 of 16 named

16 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 12 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 Molemole measures up

How we judge

Molemole 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

Molemole's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Molemole could keep running for 4.9 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Limpopo8 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 14.5 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

17%

norm 95%

For every R100 Molemole bills, it collects R17. Treasury expects R95.

best in Limpopo21 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 26%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.2%

norm 8.0%

Molemole spends 3.2% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Limpopo4 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 3.5%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-11%

norm 0%

Molemole left 11% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Limpopo14 of 22worst

2023/24 · was -10%→ steady

6.6% of Molemole's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Limpopo6 of 22worst

2023/24 · was 6.3%↘ 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

2021/22Emphasis of Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

4.9 mo2024/25

province median 4.9 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

16.7%2024/25

province median 52.0% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

3.2%2024/25

province median 1.8% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-10.9%2023/24

province median -2.2% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

6.6%2023/24

province median 8.5% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

-16.602024/25

province median 1.58 · 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.

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