End-of-term report · Limpopo

Thabazimbi · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 23 of 23 councillors served the whole term.

23seats at the start 0ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 11largest at the start ANC 11largest at the end ANC 8largest, elected 2026

How the council changed during the term

Seats as elected in 2021 against seats on the eve of the 2026 election. Differences come from by-elections and mid-term replacements recorded by the IEC; PR replacements that parties made without a by-election are not captured.

23 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 23 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange

ANC

11 → 11

4 → 4

TRA

3 → 3

EFF

2 → 2

FF Plus

2 → 2

TFSD

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

No ward seat changed hands during the term.

The council's record over the term

Thabazimbi meets none 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

Disclaimed

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not rely on Thabazimbi's books at all.

Thabazimbi holds 2.2 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

2024/25 · was 4.0 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

47%

norm 95%

For every R100 Thabazimbi bills, it collects R47. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 70%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.2%

norm 8.0%

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

2022/23 · was 4.0%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-99%

norm 0%

Thabazimbi left 99% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -99%→ steady

14.5% of Thabazimbi's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 17.9%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22Qualified 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Disclaimer of opinion

Cash coverage

2.2 mo2024/25

province median 3.0 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

47.0%2024/25

province median 68.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

3.2%2022/23

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-99.2%2023/24

province median -24.9% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

14.5%2023/24

province median 12.0% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.432024/25

province median 0.71 · 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Tumisang Jacob Pilane

Municipal Manager

R Tshiswaise

Chief Financial Officer

Kedisaletse Matlou

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: ANC is the largest party with 8 of 23 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.