Local municipality · Northern Cape

Magareng

11councillors in office

6wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 4 of 11 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

11 seats now · 11 in the incoming council. Majority is 6. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

6 → 4 (-2)

2 → 2

SACP

0 → 2 (+2)

EFF

2 → 1 (-1)

1 → 1

0 → 1 (+1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

6 wards

PR councillors now

5 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

4 of 5 named

5 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 4 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 Magareng measures up

How we judge

Magareng 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 Magareng's books.

Magareng holds 2.1 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

best in Northern Cape13 of 26worst

2024/25 · was 1.4 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

34%

norm 95%

For every R100 Magareng bills, it collects R34. Treasury expects R95.

best in Northern Cape20 of 24worst

2024/25 · was 82%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.3%

norm 8.0%

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

best in Northern Cape21 of 23worst

2024/25 · was 0.6%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-23%

norm 0%

Magareng left 23% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Northern Cape16 of 26worst

2023/24 · was -42%↗ improving

38.8% of Magareng's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Northern Cape19 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 32.4%↘ 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

2.1 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

34.3%2024/25

province median 53.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.3%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-23.1%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

38.8%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.162024/25

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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