Local municipality · Limpopo

Ephraim Mogale

32councillors in office

16wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 19 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

19 → 19

EFF

7 → 5 (-2)

2 → 4 (+2)

FF Plus

1 → 1

SACP

0 → 1 (+1)

LBKP

0 → 1 (+1)

IND

2 → 0 (-2)

BPSA

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.

List 1Given Marasekeng Hlalithi MoimanaANC
List 2Lina MaganeANC
List 3Machaka Phillip MatlouANC
List 4Rebecca Mmatawane LentsoaneANC
List 2Norah Seipati LetselaDA
List 3Motlokwa Samuel MojapeloDA
List 4Lesibana Zacharia MashishiDA
List 1Thabang Andries PhashaEFF
List 1Dries PrinslooFF Plus
List 1Ntsheletseng Jeremiah LekalakalaLBKP
List 1Jeremia Makwadu MaakeSACP
List 1Mashengwaneng Conny LentsoaneMK

How Ephraim Mogale measures up

How we judge

Ephraim Mogale 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

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

Ephraim Mogale could keep running for 9.2 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Limpopo4 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 11.2 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

87%

norm 95%

For every R100 Ephraim Mogale bills, it collects R87. Treasury expects R95.

best in Limpopo7 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 97%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.8%

norm 8.0%

Ephraim Mogale spends 1.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Limpopo11 of 22worst

2024/25 · was 2.0%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Meets the norm

-3%

norm 0%

Ephraim Mogale left 3% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Limpopo11 of 22worst

2023/24 · was -7%↗ improving

5.1% of Ephraim Mogale's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Limpopo2 of 22worst

2023/24 · was 16.7%↗ 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 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

9.2 mo2024/25

province median 4.9 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

86.9%2024/25

province median 52.0% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.8%2024/25

province median 1.8% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-2.8%2023/24

province median -2.2% · Treasury: good

Wasteful expenditure

5.1%2023/24

province median 8.5% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.702024/25

province median 1.58 · 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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