Local municipality · Northern Cape

Renosterberg

9councillors in office

5wards · 6 from 2026

ANClargest party, 2026 · 6 of 11 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

9 seats now · 11 in the incoming council. Majority is 6. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

5 → 6 (+1)

3 → 3

EFF

1 → 1

0 → 1 (+1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

5 wards

PR councillors now

4 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 Renosterberg measures up

How we judge

Renosterberg 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

Qualified

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Renosterberg's books.

Renosterberg could keep running for 16.5 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Northern Cape1 of 26worst

2024/25 · was 8.8 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

62%

norm 95%

For every R100 Renosterberg bills, it collects R62. Treasury expects R95.

best in Northern Cape14 of 24worst

2024/25 · was 95%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.2%

norm 8.0%

Renosterberg spends 1.2% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Northern Cape8 of 23worst

2024/25 · was 0.3%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+51%

norm 0%

Renosterberg overspent its building budget by 51%.

best in Northern Cape4 of 26worst

2023/24 · was +1%↘ slipping

10.3% of Renosterberg's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Northern Cape4 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 257.8%↗ 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

2021/22Disclaimer of opinion 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

16.5 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

61.6%2024/25

province median 53.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.2%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

50.8%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

10.3%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.242024/25

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.

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