End-of-term report · North West

Moretele · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 50 of 52 councillors served the whole term.

52seats at the start 2ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 35largest at the start ANC 35largest at the end ANC 29largest, 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.

52 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 52 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

35 → 35

EFF

9 → 9

2 → 2

F4SD

2 → 2

ACG

1 → 1

AIC

1 → 1

DOP

1 → 1

ECOFORUM

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
13 Mar 2024	Ward 17	Jonas Khazamula Baloyi ANC	by-election	Solani Lawrence Mashele ANC
28 Aug 2024	Ward 26	Oniccah Mokgadi Mamabolo ANC	by-election	Hasane Albert Mokone ANC

The council's record over the term

Moretele 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

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

Moretele could keep running for 8.7 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 13.4 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Moretele bills, it collects R7. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 8%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.6%

norm 8.0%

Moretele spends 1.6% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 1.1%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-21%

norm 0%

Moretele left 21% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -10%↘ slipping

14.5% of Moretele's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 21.5%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

8.7 mo2024/25

province median 9.4 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

6.8%2024/25

province median 12.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.6%2024/25

province median 1.6% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-21.4%2023/24

province median -87.2% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

14.5%2023/24

province median 20.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.372024/25

province median 0.26 · 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

G. Manyike

Municipal Manager

Sipho Ngwenya

Chief Financial Officer

Boitumelo Sathekge

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 29 of 50 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.