Local municipality · Mpumalanga

Lekwa

30councillors in office

15wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 10 of 29 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

30 seats now · 29 in the incoming council. Majority is 16. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

13 → 10 (-3)

LCF

6 → 4 (-2)

4 → 4

0 → 3 (+3)

EFF

3 → 2 (-1)

FF Plus

3 → 2 (-1)

SDP

0 → 2 (+2)

SACP

0 → 1 (+1)

ATM

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

15 wards

PR councillors now

15 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

10 of 14 named

14 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 10 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 Lekwa measures up

How we judge

Lekwa 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 Lekwa's books.

Lekwa could keep running for 5.0 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Mpumalanga3 of 17worst

2024/25 · was 2.4 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

78%

norm 95%

For every R100 Lekwa bills, it collects R78. Treasury expects R95.

best in Mpumalanga5 of 17worst

2024/25 · was 64%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.8%

norm 8.0%

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

best in Mpumalanga12 of 16worst

2024/25 · was 1.8%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+52%

norm 0%

Lekwa overspent its building budget by 52%.

best in Mpumalanga5 of 17worst

2023/24 · was +20%↘ slipping

36.0% of Lekwa's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Mpumalanga15 of 17worst

2023/24 · was 44.8%↗ 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

2021/22Disclaimer of opinion 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

5.0 mo2024/25

province median 1.1 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

77.8%2024/25

province median 57.1% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.8%2024/25

province median 4.1% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

51.9%2023/24

province median 37.9% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

36.0%2023/24

province median 28.1% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.402024/25

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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