Local municipality · Northern Cape

Kareeberg

11councillors in office

6wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 5 of 11 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

11 seats now · 11 in the incoming council. Majority is 6. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

4 → 5 (+1)

3 → 3

EFF

2 → 1 (-1)

KCM

2 → 1 (-1)

0 → 1 (+1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

6 wards

PR councillors now

5 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 5 named

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

How we judge

Kareeberg 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?

Well short

Disclaimed

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not rely on Kareeberg's books at all.

Kareeberg could keep running for 5.8 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Northern Cape9 of 26worst

2024/25 · was 29.1 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

47%

norm 95%

For every R100 Kareeberg bills, it collects R47. Treasury expects R95.

best in Northern Cape18 of 24worst

2024/25 · was -1247%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.9%

norm 8.0%

Kareeberg spends 1.9% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Northern Cape5 of 23worst

2024/25

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-62%

norm 0%

Kareeberg left 62% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Northern Cape23 of 26worst

19.2% of Kareeberg's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Northern Cape11 of 25worst

2021/22

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 2022/23Outstanding 2023/24Disclaimer of opinion

Cash coverage

5.8 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

47.5%2024/25

province median 53.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.9%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-61.8%2021/22

province median -40.5% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

19.2%2021/22

province median 29.0% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

4.232024/25

province median 0.50 · Treasury: good

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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