Local municipality · Northern Cape

Gamagara

15councillors in office

8wards

DAlargest party, 2026 · 6 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. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

5 → 6 (+1)

ANC

7 → 5 (-2)

GCF

2 → 1 (-1)

EFF

1 → 1

JTGR

0 → 1 (+1)

SACP

0 → 1 (+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

7 of 7 named

7 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 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 Gamagara measures up

How we judge

Gamagara 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?

Short of it

Findings

An unqualified audit with no findings

Gamagara's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Gamagara could keep running for 11.7 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Northern Cape4 of 26worst

2024/25 · was 13.4 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

54%

norm 95%

For every R100 Gamagara bills, it collects R54. Treasury expects R95.

best in Northern Cape16 of 24worst

2024/25 · was 51%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.8%

norm 8.0%

Gamagara spends 3.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Northern Cape3 of 23worst

2024/25 · was 3.3%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+46%

norm 0%

Gamagara overspent its building budget by 46%.

best in Northern Cape5 of 26worst

2023/24 · was +231%↗ improving

23.0% of Gamagara's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Northern Cape12 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 52.7%↗ 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

2021/22Emphasis of Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

11.7 mo2024/25

province median 1.6 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

53.7%2024/25

province median 53.7% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

3.8%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

46.1%2023/24

province median -21.4% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

23.0%2023/24

province median 23.7% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.002024/25

province median 0.50 · Treasury: average

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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