Local municipality · Mpumalanga

Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme

21councillors in office

11wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 9 of 21 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

21 seats now · 21 in the incoming council. Majority is 11. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

13 → 9 (-4)

0 → 7 (+7)

2 → 2

EFF

3 → 1 (-2)

IFP

1 → 1

FF Plus

0 → 1 (+1)

APEMO

1 → 0 (-1)

F4SD

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

11 wards

PR councillors now

10 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 10 named

10 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 Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme measures up

How we judge

Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme 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?

Short of it

Findings

An unqualified audit with no findings

Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

best in Mpumalanga14 of 17worst

2024/25 · was 0.3 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

57%

norm 95%

For every R100 Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme bills, it collects R57. Treasury expects R95.

best in Mpumalanga10 of 17worst

2024/25 · was 55%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

2.2%

norm 8.0%

Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme spends 2.2% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Mpumalanga11 of 16worst

2024/25 · was 2.4%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-22%

norm 0%

Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme left 22% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Mpumalanga14 of 17worst

2023/24 · was +196%↗ improving

2.7% of Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Mpumalanga3 of 17worst

2023/24 · was 2.8%→ steady

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

2021/22Emphasis of Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 1.1 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

56.8%2024/25

province median 57.1% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

2.2%2024/25

province median 4.1% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-22.1%2023/24

province median 37.9% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

2.7%2023/24

province median 28.1% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.842024/25

province median 0.40 · 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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