End-of-term report · Northern Cape

Karoo Hoogland · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 11 of 11 councillors served the whole term.

11seats at the start 0ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 5largest at the start ANC 5largest at the end ANC 4largest, 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.

11 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 11 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

5 → 5

3 → 3

2 → 2

FF Plus

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

No ward seat changed hands during the term.

The council's record over the term

Karoo Hoogland meets 2 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 Karoo Hoogland's books.

Karoo Hoogland could keep running for 11.0 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 12.4 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

264%

norm 95%

For every R100 Karoo Hoogland bills, it collects R264. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was -812%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.3%

norm 8.0%

Karoo Hoogland spends 0.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 0.4%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-35%

norm 0%

Karoo Hoogland left 35% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -49%↗ improving

18.9% of Karoo Hoogland's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 33.7%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

11.0 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

264.2%2024/25

province median 53.7% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

0.3%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-35.3%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

18.9%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.482024/25

province median 0.50 · 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

Vincent Opperman

Municipal Manager

Johannes Jonkers

Chief Financial Officer

Kagisho Maruping

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 4 of 11 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.