Local municipality · Mpumalanga

Bushbuckridge

76councillors in office

38wards · 40 from 2026

ANClargest party, 2026 · 50 of 79 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

76 seats now · 79 in the incoming council. Majority is 40. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

53 → 50 (-3)

SACP

0 → 8 (+8)

EFF

8 → 7 (-1)

2 → 5 (+3)

APC

2 → 1 (-1)

BRA

2 → 1 (-1)

DCM

1 → 1

0 → 1 (+1)

ActionSA

0 → 1 (+1)

MAYIBUYE

0 → 1 (+1)

7 others

8 → 3 (-5)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

38 wards

PR councillors now

38 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

32 of 39 named

39 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 32 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 Bushbuckridge measures up

How we judge

Bushbuckridge 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

Bushbuckridge's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Bushbuckridge holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

best in Mpumalanga16 of 17worst

2024/25 · was 0.2 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

59%

norm 95%

For every R100 Bushbuckridge bills, it collects R59. Treasury expects R95.

best in Mpumalanga8 of 17worst

2024/25 · was 19%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

2.7%

norm 8.0%

Bushbuckridge spends 2.7% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Mpumalanga10 of 16worst

2024/25 · was 2.9%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+34%

norm 0%

Bushbuckridge overspent its building budget by 34%.

best in Mpumalanga6 of 17worst

2023/24 · was +710%↗ improving

0.4% of Bushbuckridge's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

best in Mpumalanga2 of 17worst

2023/24 · was 1.1%↗ 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

2021/22Emphasis of Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 6.0 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

59.2%2024/25

province median 54.6% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

2.7%2024/25

province median 2.1% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

33.9%2023/24

province median -16.3% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.4%2023/24

province median 5.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.362024/25

province median 1.19 · Treasury: average

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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