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Polokwane

90councillors in office
45wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 37 of 90 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

90 seats now · 90 in the incoming council. Majority is 46. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
57 → 37 (-20)
EFF
20 → 17 (-3)
DA
7 → 11 (+4)
ActionSA
0 → 10 (+10)
SACP
0 → 6 (+6)
FF Plus
2 → 3 (+1)
ACDP
1 → 1
MSM
1 → 1
UAT
0 → 1 (+1)
MK
0 → 1 (+1)
4 others
2 → 2
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

45 wards

PR councillors now

45 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

25 of 45 named

45 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 25 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 Polokwane measures up

How we judge

Polokwane 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?
Short of it
Findings
An unqualified audit with no findings
Polokwane's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Short of it
1.9 months
norm 3.0 months
Polokwane holds 1.9 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.
best in Limpopo16 of 22worst
2024/25 · was 1.7 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Meets the norm
100%
norm 95%
For every R100 Polokwane bills, it collects R100. Treasury expects R95.
best in Limpopo3 of 22worst
2024/25 · was 95%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Short of it
5.1%
norm 8.0%
Polokwane spends 5.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Limpopo2 of 22worst
2024/25 · was 4.8%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Meets the norm
-1%
norm 0%
Polokwane left 1% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Limpopo9 of 22worst
2023/24 · was -12%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
25.8%
norm 0.0%
25.8% of Polokwane's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Limpopo19 of 22worst
2023/24 · was 25.4%→ steady

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
1.9 mo2024/25
province median 1.9 mo · Treasury: average
Debtor collection
100.2%2024/25
province median 100.2% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
5.1%2024/25
province median 5.1% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-0.9%2023/24
province median -0.9% · Treasury: good
Wasteful expenditure
25.8%2023/24
province median 25.8% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.942024/25
province median 1.94 · 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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