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Nkomazi

65councillors in office
33wards · 35 from 2026
ANClargest party, 2026 · 37 of 69 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

65 seats now · 69 in the incoming council. Majority is 35. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
49 → 37 (-12)
EFF
10 → 19 (+9)
DA
4 → 4
MK
0 → 4 (+4)
ATM
1 → 1
FF Plus
1 → 1
SACP
0 → 1 (+1)
SDP
0 → 1 (+1)
MAYIBUYE
0 → 1 (+1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

33 wards

PR councillors now

32 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

14 of 34 named

34 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 14 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 Nkomazi measures up

How we judge

Nkomazi 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?
Short of it
Findings
An unqualified audit with no findings
Nkomazi's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
10.4 months
norm 3.0 months
Nkomazi could keep running for 10.4 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Mpumalanga1 of 17worst
2024/25 · was 12.1 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
82%
norm 95%
For every R100 Nkomazi bills, it collects R82. Treasury expects R95.
best in Mpumalanga4 of 17worst
2024/25 · was 69%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
1.5%
norm 8.0%
Nkomazi spends 1.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Mpumalanga14 of 16worst
2024/25 · was 1.9%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-16%
norm 0%
Nkomazi left 16% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Mpumalanga12 of 17worst
2023/24 · was -20%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
30.2%
norm 0.0%
30.2% of Nkomazi's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Mpumalanga12 of 17worst
2023/24 · was 19.0%↘ 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
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
10.4 mo2024/25
province median 6.0 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
81.6%2024/25
province median 54.6% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
1.5%2024/25
province median 2.1% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-16.3%2023/24
province median -16.3% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
30.2%2023/24
province median 5.9% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.272024/25
province median 1.19 · 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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