Local municipality · Mpumalanga
Govan Mbeki
63councillors in office
32wards · 33 from 2026
ANClargest party, 2026 · 23 of 65 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
63 seats now · 65 in the incoming council. Majority is 33. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line
Ward councillors
32 wards- Ward 1 Solomon Vusi Mahlangu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 2 Joseph Mfanafuthi Maseko2026 result → ANC
- Ward 3 Mlungisi Dennis Mnyukana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 4 Mzikayise Patrick Duma2026 result → ANC
- Ward 5 Mariaan Chamberlain2026 result → DA
- Ward 6 Sifiso Isaac Sibanyoni2026 result → ANC
- Ward 7 Simangaliso Emmanuel Nkwanyana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 8 Sonto Margareth Pungwayo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 9 Philimon Vilakazi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Lucky Patrick Ngwenya2026 result → ANC
- Ward 11 Faith Fikile Magagamela2026 result → ANC
- Ward 12 Mduduzi Sidney Sehlalo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 13 Thivhusiwi Calvin Makhado2026 result → ANC
- Ward 14 Fana Jeremia Nzimande2026 result → ANC
- Ward 15 Mabusa Joseph Mtsweni2026 result → ANC
- Ward 16 Esther Rose Nkabinde2026 result → ANC
- Ward 17 Jacobus Tesner2026 result → DA
- Ward 18 Hester Elizabeth van Marle2026 result → DA
- Ward 19 Sibusiso Johan Mazibuko2026 result → ANC
- Ward 20 Masobode Alfred Kubheka2026 result → ARP.
- Ward 21 Fiona Hope Niekerk Pelman2026 result → DA
- Ward 22 Nkululeko Raymond Madonsela2026 result → ANC
- Ward 23 Judas Magazini Maluka2026 result → ANC
- Ward 24 Thandi Portia Mtsweni2026 result → ANC
- Ward 25 Nicholaas Cornelius van Huyssteen2026 result → DA
- Ward 26 Thabisile Evelyn Mazibuko2026 result → ANC
- Ward 27 Philemon Doctor Mtshali2026 result → ANC
- Ward 28 Desiré Erasmus2026 result → DA
- Ward 29 Aaron Vusumuzi Mbokazi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 30 Terry-Lee Kleynhans2026 result → DA
- Ward 31 Mahlashwani Marius Masinga2026 result → ANC
- Ward 32 Bafana Elphius Mthembu2026 result → ANC
PR councillors now
31 seatsProportional 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.
- PRNhlakanipho Guybourn ZumaANC
- PRYvonne Thandiwe NgxononoANC
- PRElisie Syzeth MasekoATM
- PRMtshelwa John MahlanguARP.
- PRJohannes Banele NkabindeDA
- PRKenneth Siprian ThukwaneDA
- PRNicholaas Cornelius van HuyssteenDA
- PRNongoloza Amos MasinaDA
- PRSibongile Brenda MathebulaDA
- PRThomas Mtololo MazibukoDA
- PRThulani Moses MasekoDA
- PRTonny Mkhethwa MabizelaDA
- PRVictor Desmond DudleyDA
- PRZodwa Annitah MkwebaneDA
- PRAlina Nthabeleng MtahaneEFF
- PRBotaki Daniel MolotoEFF
- PRDaniel KhozaEFF
- PREmmanuel Wilson ChaukeEFF
- PRGiven Conway SieranaEFF
- PRJulia Lindiwe MtombeniEFF
- PRMartha Maria NkunaEFF
- PRMavis Emmelinah NsibandeEFF
- PRMlungisi NkosiEFF
- PRSylvia Mpho MkhwanaziEFF
- PRThabiso Simon MofokengEFF
- PRTracy SeimelaEFF
- PRVusi Lawrence PettersonEFF
- PRAranda Donel Nel-BuitendagFF Plus
- PRGideon Rudolph de VriesFF Plus
- PRLouise JonkerFF Plus
- PRCelubuhle Muntowangenza MtungwaIFP
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
20 of 32 named32 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 20 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 1Zingiswa NgodwanaAIC
- List 1Nonhlanhla Precious MasekoATM
- List 1Suhla James MasangoDA
- List 2Terry-Lee KleynhansDA
- List 4Samukelo Matheu HlatywayoDA
- List 7Lehlohonolo Joshua MadumiseDA
- List 8Luntu Litha BottomanDA
- List 9Desiré ErasmusDA
- List 10Nicholaas Cornelius van HuyssteenDA
- List 11Ribalani Rolet SamboDA
- List 1Tracy SeimelaEFF
- List 1Louise JonkerFF Plus
- List 2Aranda Donel Nel-BuitendagFF Plus
- List 3Abraham Jacobus NieuwoudtFF Plus
- List 4Monica Marion GroenewaldFF Plus
- List 1Freddy Bhuti NkambuleIFP
- List 1Gracious Sibusiso ShabanguSDP
- List 1Nhlakanipho Guybourn ZumaSACP
- List 2Mduduzi Miggit Ferrington MazibukoSACP
- List 1Mabula Daniel NhlapoMK
How Govan Mbeki measures up
How we judgeGovan Mbeki 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?
!Well short Qualified
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Govan Mbeki's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
~Short of it 2.5 months
norm 3.0 months
Govan Mbeki holds 2.5 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.
best in Mpumalanga8 of 17worst
2024/25 · was 2.2 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
!Well short 74%
norm 95%
For every R100 Govan Mbeki bills, it collects R74. Treasury expects R95.
best in Mpumalanga6 of 17worst
2024/25 · was 74%→ steady
Looks after what it owns?
!Well short 4.0%
norm 8.0%
Govan Mbeki spends 4.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Mpumalanga5 of 16worst
2024/25 · was 3.5%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
!Well short +62%
norm 0%
Govan Mbeki overspent its building budget by 62%.
best in Mpumalanga3 of 17worst
2023/24 · was +6%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
!Well short 32.3%
norm 0.0%
32.3% of Govan Mbeki's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Mpumalanga14 of 17worst
2023/24 · was 27.4%↘ slipping
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
Cash coverage
2.5 mo2024/25
province median 0.5 mo · Treasury: average
Debtor collection
73.5%2024/25
province median 65.0% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
4.0%2024/25
province median 4.0% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
62.3%2023/24
province median 5.8% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
32.3%2023/24
province median 19.0% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.382024/25
province median 0.41 · 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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