End-of-term report · Northern Cape

!Kheis · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 10 of 11 councillors served the whole term.

11seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party ANC 5largest at the start ANC 6largest at the end ANC 6largest, 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 → 6 (+1)

IND

2 → 2

2 → 1 (-1)

COPE

1 → 1

EFF

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
09 Oct 2024	Ward 6	Jürgen Hendrik Jooste DA	by-election	Junine Patricia Priscilla Ludick ANC · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

!Kheis meets 1 of 5 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 5 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?

Well short

Outstanding

An unqualified audit with no findings

!Kheis's audit outcome is outstanding.

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

2023/24 · was 7.1 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

17%

norm 95%

For every R100 !Kheis bills, it collects R17. Treasury expects R95.

2023/24 · was 6%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

No data

—

norm 8.0%

No looks after what it owns data for !Kheis yet.

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-11%

norm 0%

!Kheis left 11% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -31%↗ improving

14.0% of !Kheis's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 8.7%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

5.8 mo2023/24

province median 1.8 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

16.7%2023/24

province median 67.7% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-10.9%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

14.0%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.362023/24

province median 0.51 · 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

Davy Jacobs

Deputy Mayor

Rolf Christie

Municipal Manager

Moeketsi Dichaba

Chief Financial Officer

Donovan Block

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