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End-of-term report · Mpumalanga

Bushbuckridge · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 72 of 76 councillors served the whole term.

76seats at the start 5ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 53largest at the start ANC 53largest at the end ANC 50largest, elected 2026

How the council changed during the term

Seats as elected in 2021 against seats on the eve of the 2026 election. Differences come from by-elections and mid-term replacements recorded by the IEC; PR replacements that parties made without a by-election are not captured.

76 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 76 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange
ANC
53 → 53
EFF
8 → 8
IND
5 → 5
APC
2 → 2
BRA
2 → 2
DA
2 → 2
ATM
1 → 1
BLOM
1 → 1
DCM
1 → 1
SAHRA
1 → 1
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
23 Feb 2022Ward 14Leave-It Dallas Sibuyi ANCby-electionGodfrey Mashego ANC
31 Aug 2022Ward 13Khomotso Grace Malomane ANCby-electionGram Lefokisi Donald Sambo ANC
31 Jan 2024Ward 3Lot Mkhungeni Nkuna ANCby-electionPetros Mahommed Male ANC
15 Jan 2025Ward 24Tonny Mandla Mashinini ANCby-electionSmash Amos Matsane ANC
24 Jun 2026Ward 3Petros Mahommed Male ANCby-electionDaphney Fikile Mahlalela ANC

The council's record over the term

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.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Well short
0.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Bushbuckridge holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
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.
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%.
2024/25 · was 2.9%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+34%
norm 0%
Bushbuckridge overspent its building budget by 34%.
2023/24 · was +710%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Meets the norm
0.4%
norm 0.0%
0.4% of Bushbuckridge's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.
2023/24 · was 1.1%↗ improving
Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor
Lydia Matlanatso Moroane
Municipal Manager
Jasper Ngobeni
Chief Financial Officer
Thembisile Mathabatha

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: ANC is the largest party with 50 of 79 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.