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Local Municipality of Madibeng

82councillors in office
41wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 34 of 82 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

82 seats now · 82 in the incoming council. Majority is 42. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
44 → 34 (-10)
EFF
14 → 13 (-1)
DA
12 → 12
FF Plus
4 → 6 (+2)
ActionSA
0 → 5 (+5)
SACP
0 → 4 (+4)
ACDP
1 → 1
ALJAMA
1 → 1
MK
0 → 1 (+1)
C.I.P.
0 → 1 (+1)
7 others
6 → 3 (-3)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

41 wards

PR councillors now

41 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

27 of 41 named

41 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 27 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 Local Municipality of Madibeng measures up

How we judge

Local Municipality of Madibeng 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 Local Municipality of Madibeng's books.
2023/24↗ improving
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
4.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Local Municipality of Madibeng could keep running for 4.0 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in North West15 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 3.3 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
62%
norm 95%
For every R100 Local Municipality of Madibeng bills, it collects R62. Treasury expects R95.
best in North West4 of 16worst
2024/25 · was 70%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
4.9%
norm 8.0%
Local Municipality of Madibeng spends 4.9% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in North West1 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 3.9%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-11%
norm 0%
Local Municipality of Madibeng left 11% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in North West5 of 17worst
2023/24 · was -31%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
19.1%
norm 0.0%
19.1% of Local Municipality of Madibeng's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in North West7 of 18worst
2023/24 · was 21.9%↗ 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
2021/22Disclaimer of opinion2022/23Adverse opinion2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
4.0 mo2024/25
province median 6.0 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
62.4%2024/25
province median 62.4% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
4.9%2024/25
province median 2.0% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-11.1%2023/24
province median -12.9% · Treasury: average
Wasteful expenditure
19.1%2023/24
province median 19.0% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.692024/25
province median 0.55 · 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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