Local municipality · Mpumalanga

Victor Khanye

17councillors in office

9wards

SDPlargest party, 2026 · 7 of 17 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

17 seats now · 17 in the incoming council. Majority is 9. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

SDP

0 → 7 (+7)

ANC

9 → 5 (-4)

3 → 2 (-1)

OLH

0 → 2 (+2)

FF Plus

1 → 1

AVPP

3 → 0 (-3)

EFF

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

9 wards

PR councillors now

8 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

7 of 8 named

8 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 7 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 Victor Khanye measures up

How we judge

Victor Khanye 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 Victor Khanye's books.

Victor Khanye holds 1.7 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

best in Mpumalanga9 of 17worst

2023/24 · was 2.5 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

85%

norm 95%

For every R100 Victor Khanye bills, it collects R85. Treasury expects R95.

best in Mpumalanga2 of 17worst

2023/24 · was 86%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

4.0%

norm 8.0%

Victor Khanye spends 4.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Mpumalanga6 of 16worst

2023/24 · was 5.3%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+24%

norm 0%

Victor Khanye overspent its building budget by 24%.

best in Mpumalanga7 of 17worst

2023/24 · was -8%↘ slipping

58.2% of Victor Khanye's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Mpumalanga16 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

2021/22Qualified 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

1.7 mo2023/24

province median 0.3 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

84.5%2023/24

province median 57.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

4.0%2023/24

province median 3.4% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

23.8%2023/24

province median 37.9% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

58.2%2023/24

province median 28.1% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.322023/24

province median 0.36 · 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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