End-of-term report · Northern Cape

Dikgatlong · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 14 of 15 councillors served the whole term.

15seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 8largest at the start ANC 8largest at the end ANC 8largest, 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.

15 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 15 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange

ANC

8 → 8

EFF

3 → 3

2 → 2

1 → 1

D.I.F

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
08 Feb 2023	Ward 6	Odirile Benjamin Gopane ANC	by-election	Richard Tshepo Springbok ANC

The council's record over the term

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.

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.

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%.

2024/25 · was 0.9%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+113%

norm 0%

Dikgatlong overspent its building budget by 113%.

2023/24 · was -77%↘ slipping

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

2023/24 · was 9.7%↘ slipping

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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Dimakatso Dorothy Mbizeni

Municipal Manager

Baakanyang Tsinyane

Chief Financial Officer

Christian Mokeng (Acting Cfo)

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 8 of 15 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.