Local municipality · Limpopo

Mogalakwena

64councillors in office

32wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 29 of 64 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

64 seats now · 64 in the incoming council. Majority is 33. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

42 → 29 (-13)

OTM

0 → 14 (+14)

EFF

13 → 7 (-6)

5 → 6 (+1)

SACP

0 → 4 (+4)

FF Plus

2 → 1 (-1)

PAC

1 → 1

DBP

0 → 1 (+1)

UAT

0 → 1 (+1)

APC

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

32 wards

PR councillors now

32 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

15 of 32 named

32 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 15 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 Mogalakwena measures up

How we judge

Mogalakwena 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

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

Mogalakwena holds 2.1 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

best in Limpopo14 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 3.2 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

56%

norm 95%

For every R100 Mogalakwena bills, it collects R56. Treasury expects R95.

best in Limpopo13 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 79%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.5%

norm 8.0%

Mogalakwena spends 1.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Limpopo13 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 0.9%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Meets the norm

+6%

norm 0%

Mogalakwena overspent its building budget by 6%.

best in Limpopo6 of 22worst

2023/24 · was -6%→ steady

56.9% of Mogalakwena's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Limpopo22 of 22worst

2023/24 · was 59.2%↗ 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 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

2.1 mo2024/25

province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

55.8%2024/25

province median 55.8% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.5%2024/25

province median 1.5% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

6.3%2023/24

province median 6.3% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

56.9%2023/24

province median 56.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.772024/25

province median 0.77 · 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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