Local municipality · Northern Cape

Umsobomvu

13councillors in office

7wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 9 of 13 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

13 seats now · 13 in the incoming council. Majority is 7. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

7 → 9 (+2)

EFF

0 → 2 (+2)

2 → 1 (-1)

0 → 1 (+1)

URA

4 → 0 (-4)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

7 wards

PR councillors now

6 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

5 of 6 named

6 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 5 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 Umsobomvu measures up

How we judge

Umsobomvu 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 Umsobomvu's books.

Umsobomvu could keep running for 6.1 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Northern Cape7 of 26worst

2024/25 · was 0.2 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

52%

norm 95%

For every R100 Umsobomvu bills, it collects R52. Treasury expects R95.

best in Northern Cape17 of 24worst

2024/25 · was 83%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.1%

norm 8.0%

Umsobomvu spends 1.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Northern Cape11 of 23worst

2024/25 · was 1.0%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-53%

norm 0%

Umsobomvu left 53% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Northern Cape22 of 26worst

2023/24 · was -194%↗ improving

0.9% of Umsobomvu's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

best in Northern Cape1 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 1.8%↗ 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

2021/22Qualified 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

6.1 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

51.5%2024/25

province median 53.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.1%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-53.3%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.9%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.412024/25

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.

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