Local municipality · Northern Cape
Sol Plaatje
65councillors in office
33wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 25 of 65 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
65 seats now · 65 in the incoming council. Majority is 33. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
3 others 2 → 2
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line
Ward councillors
33 wards- Ward 1 Rosie Annie Ludick2026 result → ANC
- Ward 2 Johannes Emmanuel Brown2026 result → ANC
- Ward 3 Derick Donivan Korkie2026 result → ANC
- Ward 4 Tebogo Hendry Bopape2026 result → ANC
- Ward 5 Mncedisi Raphael Nolitye2026 result → ANC
- Ward 6 Nomzanga Rosemary Riet2026 result → ANC
- Ward 7 John Gaolatlhwe Diphahe2026 result → ANC
- Ward 8 Kagisho John Brendon Sonyoni2026 result → ANC
- Ward 9 Diteko Isaac Dioka2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Keitumetse Mary Molale2026 result → ANC
- Ward 11 Kgotso Vincent Kgadiete2026 result → ANC
- Ward 12 Isaac Ruiter2026 result → ANC
- Ward 13 Margaret Kereditse Molatudi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 14 George Harold Joseph2026 result → DA
- Ward 15 Thapelo Edward Nkukane2026 result → ANC
- Ward 16 Casper Bongani Rammutle2026 result → ANC
- Ward 17 Nomazizi Nokhanyo Maputle2026 result → ANC
- Ward 18 Gabriel Potlako Mofokeng2026 result → ANC
- Ward 19 Itumeleng Abednego Lekoma2026 result → ANC
- Ward 20 Belinda Beryl Moses2026 result → DA
- Ward 21 Jamie-Lee Andrea Simoné Greeff2026 result → DA
- Ward 22 Jahn Pietersen2026 result → ANC
- Ward 23 Petrus Johannes Francois Louw2026 result → DA
- Ward 24 Christopher Paul Whittaker2026 result → DA
- Ward 25 Ockert Cornelius Fourie2026 result → DA
- Ward 26 Clifford Mokwang2026 result → ANC
- Ward 27 Isak Bear Wagter2026 result → ANC
- Ward 28 Martin Frank White2026 result → ANC
- Ward 29 Malebo Constance Aaron2026 result → ANC
- Ward 30 Robert Kok2026 result → ANC
- Ward 31 Christopher Lephoi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 32 Frikkie Banda2026 result → ANC
- Ward 33 Yvonne Kelekegile Tau2026 result → ANC
PR councillors now
32 seatsProportional 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.
- PRGordon David AdamsACDP
- PRAnna Nomvula BoqoANC
- PREucia Thobeka MatikaANC
- PRHester Unondumiso BudaANC
- PRMarope Sonja BosmanANC
- PRPearl Mosetsanagape MouersANC
- PRSebrina Tempest EngelbrechtANC
- PRCarol-Ann PearceDA
- PREleanor Linzi BadenhorstDA
- PRElizabeth NiemannDA
- PRKamogelo Christopher PhiriDA
- PRLeopold Heinrich Sarel PieterseDA
- PRMaria Johanna BeylefeldDA
- PRMariam LouwDA
- PRWesley Allistor van RooyenDA
- PRKenneth Corneels KockEFF
- PRLucia Jane KoosEFF
- PRPoelo Elizabeth NathaneEFF
- PRPontsho Moses MocwanaEFF
- PRPrince MeshaEFF
- PRSiphiwe Thandeka LandellaEFF
- PRFrancois ReichertFF Plus
- PRHendrik Jacobus van den BergFF Plus
- PRJohan SmitFF Plus
- PRElizabeth JohnsonGOOD
- PRElton John HoffmanGOOD
- PREmile Kirk AdamsPA
- PRMonique Miranda PhilanderPA
- PRSharifa Banu FerrisPA
- PRAdriana Justine EsauSPSDF
- PRBaby Shadric MetsimetsiSPSDF
- PRDennis PienaarSPSDF
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
23 of 32 named32 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 23 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.
- List 1Johnathin Anthony SukersACDP
- List 1Zuzeka NdakayiAIC
- List 1Leopold Heinrich Sarel PieterseDA
- List 3Brandon Edmund Claude Van WykDA
- List 4Elizabeth NiemannDA
- List 6Belinda Beryl MosesDA
- List 7Gert Marthinus RichardsDA
- List 8Jean Francis AbrahamsDA
- List 10Rachel Shantia MurrayDA
- List 12Janet Martha JacobsDA
- List 1Lorato Florence TitoEFF
- List 1Wilhelm Lourens ReichertFF Plus
- List 2El-Marie WilkenFF Plus
- List 3James Kilgour Van WykFF Plus
- List 1Kagiso Ignatius MakodiKAG
- List 1Robert Frances Mvuleni NdabaPAC
- List 1Lezelle Melanie JacksonPA
- List 2D'Artainian Siano Lionel LucasPA
- List 3Collin Gerald SpeekPA
- List 4Matanki Patricia PapePA
- List 1Dennis PienaarSPSDF
- List 1Elizabeth BlockSACP
- List 1Mary Nadeen DavidsMK
How Sol Plaatje measures up
How we judgeSol Plaatje 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 Sol Plaatje's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
!Well short 0.3 months
norm 3.0 months
Sol Plaatje holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in Northern Cape18 of 26worst
2024/25 · was 0.0 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
!Well short 73%
norm 95%
For every R100 Sol Plaatje bills, it collects R73. Treasury expects R95.
best in Northern Cape11 of 24worst
2024/25 · was 74%→ steady
Looks after what it owns?
✓Meets the norm 15.4%
norm 8.0%
Sol Plaatje spends 15.4% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Northern Cape1 of 23worst
2024/25 · was 373.7%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
~Short of it -19%
norm 0%
Sol Plaatje left 19% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Northern Cape12 of 26worst
2023/24 · was -33%↗ improving
Wastes money?
~Short of it 4.8%
norm 0.0%
4.8% of Sol Plaatje's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Northern Cape3 of 25worst
2023/24 · was 9.4%↗ 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
Cash coverage
0.3 mo2024/25
province median 0.3 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
73.1%2024/25
province median 73.1% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
15.4%2024/25
province median 15.4% · Treasury: good
Capital budget spent
-18.6%2023/24
province median -18.6% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
4.8%2023/24
province median 4.8% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
2.462024/25
province median 2.46 · 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.