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Emalahleni

68councillors in office
34wards · 36 from 2026
ANClargest party, 2026 · 23 of 71 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

68 seats now · 71 in the incoming council. Majority is 36. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
34 → 23 (-11)
DA
14 → 17 (+3)
MK
0 → 10 (+10)
EFF
14 → 8 (-6)
FF Plus
4 → 4
SDP
0 → 4 (+4)
ActionSA
0 → 3 (+3)
SACP
0 → 1 (+1)
IFP
0 → 1 (+1)
ACDP
1 → 0 (-1)
AIC
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

34 wards

PR councillors now

34 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

17 of 35 named

35 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 17 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 Emalahleni measures up

How we judge

Emalahleni 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
Emalahleni's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24↗ improving
Money in the bank?
Short of it
1.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Emalahleni holds 1.0 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.
best in Mpumalanga12 of 17worst
2024/25 · was 0.7 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
56%
norm 95%
For every R100 Emalahleni bills, it collects R56. Treasury expects R95.
best in Mpumalanga11 of 17worst
2024/25 · was 71%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Short of it
5.8%
norm 8.0%
Emalahleni spends 5.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Mpumalanga2 of 16worst
2024/25 · was 2.9%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
+15%
norm 0%
Emalahleni overspent its building budget by 15%.
best in Mpumalanga9 of 17worst
2022/23 · was -64%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
28.7%
norm 0.0%
28.7% of Emalahleni's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Mpumalanga11 of 17worst
2022/23 · was 28.5%→ 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
2021/22Qualified2022/23Qualified2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
1.0 mo2024/25
province median 0.5 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
56.5%2024/25
province median 65.0% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
5.8%2024/25
province median 4.0% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
15.4%2022/23
province median 1.7% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
28.7%2022/23
province median 26.0% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.202024/25
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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