Local municipality · Northern Cape

Tsantsabane

13councillors in office

7wards

RTClargest party, 2026 · 7 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. RTC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

RTC

0 → 7 (+7)

ANC

7 → 3 (-4)

2 → 1 (-1)

EFF

2 → 1 (-1)

0 → 1 (+1)

STC

2 → 0 (-2)

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

6 of 6 named

6 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 Tsantsabane measures up

How we judge

Tsantsabane 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 Tsantsabane's books at all.

Tsantsabane holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

best in Northern Cape24 of 26worst

2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

561%

norm 95%

For every R100 Tsantsabane bills, it collects R561. Treasury expects R95.

best in Northern Cape1 of 24worst

2022/23 · was 372%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.3%

norm 8.0%

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

best in Northern Cape20 of 23worst

2024/25 · was 14.7%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-36%

norm 0%

Tsantsabane left 36% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Northern Cape21 of 26worst

2023/24 · was -21%↘ slipping

41.1% of Tsantsabane's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Northern Cape20 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 26.1%↘ slipping

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 2023/24Disclaimer of opinion

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

561.3%2022/23

province median 84.6% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

0.3%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-35.7%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

41.1%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.192024/25

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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