Local municipality · Northern Cape

Joe Morolong

29councillors in office

15wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 15 of 29 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

29 seats now · 29 in the incoming council. Majority is 15. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

18 → 15 (-3)

EFF

8 → 7 (-1)

MAYIBUYE

0 → 2 (+2)

1 → 1

JTGR

0 → 1 (+1)

SACP

0 → 1 (+1)

LABOUR

0 → 1 (+1)

AHC

0 → 1 (+1)

F4SD

1 → 0 (-1)

SARKO

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

15 wards

PR councillors now

14 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

8 of 14 named

14 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 8 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 1Theophilus Basimane MotsumiAHC
List 1Ikgopoleng Ephraim AisengANC
List 2Onkemetse Naomie MokweniANC
List 1Thatayaone Solomon TlhomelangMAYIBUYE
List 1Gomolemo Agnes SofutheDA
List 1Goitseone Godfrey KaotsaneEFF
List 1Obonywe Augustine ThibosangJTGR
List 1Tshepiso BoihangSACP

How Joe Morolong measures up

How we judge

Joe Morolong 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 Joe Morolong's books.

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

best in Northern Cape26 of 26worst

2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

185%

norm 95%

For every R100 Joe Morolong bills, it collects R185. Treasury expects R95.

best in Northern Cape6 of 24worst

2023/24 · was 66%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.0%

norm 8.0%

Joe Morolong spends 1.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Northern Cape12 of 23worst

2024/25 · was 1.5%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+36%

norm 0%

Joe Morolong overspent its building budget by 36%.

best in Northern Cape6 of 26worst

2023/24 · was -12%↘ slipping

41.4% of Joe Morolong's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Northern Cape22 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 7.2%↘ 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

2021/22Disclaimer of opinion 2022/23Disclaimer of opinion 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 0.0 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

185.0%2023/24

province median 185.0% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

1.0%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

36.1%2023/24

province median 36.1% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

41.4%2023/24

province median 41.4% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.932024/25

province median 2.93 · 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.

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