Local municipality · Northern Cape

Dikgatlong

15councillors in office

8wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 8 of 15 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

15 seats now · 15 in the incoming council. Majority is 8. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

8 → 8

DRC

0 → 3 (+3)

EFF

3 → 1 (-2)

2 → 1 (-1)

1 → 1

FF Plus

0 → 1 (+1)

D.I.F

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

8 wards

PR councillors now

7 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 7 named

7 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 6 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.

How Dikgatlong measures up

How we judge

Dikgatlong meets none 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 Dikgatlong's books.

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

best in Northern Cape25 of 26worst

2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Dikgatlong bills, it collects R0. Treasury expects R95.

best in Northern Cape24 of 24worst

2023/24 · was 31%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.1%

norm 8.0%

Dikgatlong spends 0.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Northern Cape23 of 23worst

2024/25 · was 0.9%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+113%

norm 0%

Dikgatlong overspent its building budget by 113%.

best in Northern Cape3 of 26worst

2023/24 · was -77%↘ slipping

18.6% of Dikgatlong's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Northern Cape9 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 9.7%↘ 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 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

0.0%2023/24

province median 67.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.1%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

113.0%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

18.6%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.732024/25

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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