End-of-term report · Northern Cape

Hantam · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 12 of 13 councillors served the whole term.

13seats at the start 2ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party ANC 6largest at the start ANC 7largest at the end ANC 5largest, 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.

13 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 13 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange

ANC

6 → 7 (+1)

4 → 3 (-1)

FF Plus

1 → 1

NCM

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
18 Dec 2024	Ward 7	Adam Jacobus Edward Claassen DA	by-election	Gerrit Laban ANC · seat changed party
26 Nov 2025	Ward 7	Gerrit Laban ANC	by-election	Jaslin Janfred van Wyk ANC

The council's record over the term

Hantam 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 Hantam's books.

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

2024/25 · was 0.0 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

90%

norm 95%

For every R100 Hantam bills, it collects R90. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 72%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.6%

norm 8.0%

Hantam spends 3.6% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 1.4%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-14%

norm 0%

Hantam left 14% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -27%↗ improving

16.1% of Hantam's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 0.1%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

0.3 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

89.7%2024/25

province median 53.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

3.6%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-13.7%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

16.1%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.462024/25

province median 0.50 · 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Koos Alexander

Municipal Manager

JJ Fortuin

Chief Financial Officer

Rowan FERRIS

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 5 of 13 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.