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Mangaung

104councillors in office
51wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 35 of 101 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

104 seats now · 101 in the incoming council. Majority is 53. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
52 → 35 (-17)
DA
27 → 34 (+7)
EFF
12 → 9 (-3)
FF Plus
5 → 6 (+1)
PA
3 → 4 (+1)
ActionSA
0 → 3 (+3)
SACP
0 → 2 (+2)
AASD
2 → 1 (-1)
ACDP
1 → 1
AIC
1 → 1
5 others
1 → 5 (+4)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

51 wards

PR councillors now

53 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

40 of 50 named

50 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 40 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 Mangaung measures up

How we judge

Mangaung 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?
Well short
Qualified
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Mangaung's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
10.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Mangaung could keep running for 10.0 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Free State2 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 8.4 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
61%
norm 95%
For every R100 Mangaung bills, it collects R61. Treasury expects R95.
best in Free State6 of 16worst
2024/25 · was 66%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.9%
norm 8.0%
Mangaung spends 2.9% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Free State2 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 3.1%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-40%
norm 0%
Mangaung left 40% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Free State7 of 18worst
2023/24 · was -47%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
16.3%
norm 0.0%
16.3% of Mangaung's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Free State8 of 18worst
2023/24 · was 16.9%↗ 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
2021/22Qualified2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
10.0 mo2024/25
province median 10.0 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
61.2%2024/25
province median 61.2% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
2.9%2024/25
province median 2.9% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-40.1%2023/24
province median -40.1% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
16.3%2023/24
province median 16.3% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.762024/25
province median 0.76 · 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.

Attendance at council meetings

Every councillor and every meeting →
18meetings with minutes parsed 89%median attendance 46councillors at 90% or better 8with 3 or more unexcused absences

Counted from the council's published minutes, Oct 2024 to Apr 2026. Leave granted by council does not count against a councillor. How we judge.

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