Local municipality · Limpopo

Bela-Bela

17councillors in office

9wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 7 of 17 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

17 seats now · 17 in the incoming council. Majority is 9. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

10 → 7 (-3)

2 → 3 (+1)

EFF

2 → 3 (+1)

BBA

0 → 2 (+2)

FF Plus

2 → 1 (-1)

SACP

0 → 1 (+1)

BRA

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

9 wards

PR councillors now

8 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

6 of 8 named

8 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 6 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 Bela-Bela measures up

How we judge

Bela-Bela 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

Qualified

An unqualified audit with no findings

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

Bela-Bela holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

best in Limpopo18 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 2.0 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

93%

norm 95%

For every R100 Bela-Bela bills, it collects R93. Treasury expects R95.

best in Limpopo6 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 95%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.7%

norm 8.0%

Bela-Bela spends 0.7% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Limpopo20 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 0.9%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+24%

norm 0%

Bela-Bela overspent its building budget by 24%.

best in Limpopo5 of 22worst

2023/24 · was -29%↗ improving

15.5% of Bela-Bela's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Limpopo15 of 22worst

2023/24 · was 22.6%↗ improving

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

2021/22Qualified 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

0.9 mo2024/25

province median 3.0 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

92.7%2024/25

province median 68.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.7%2024/25

province median 1.7% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

24.4%2023/24

province median -24.9% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

15.5%2023/24

province median 12.0% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.232024/25

province median 0.71 · Treasury: average

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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