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Rustenburg

90councillors in office
45wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 35 of 90 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

90 seats now · 90 in the incoming council. Majority is 46. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
42 → 35 (-7)
DA
13 → 13
EFF
17 → 12 (-5)
ActionSA
0 → 6 (+6)
SACP
0 → 4 (+4)
FF Plus
3 → 3
MK
1 → 3 (+2)
LABOUR
0 → 3 (+3)
SLK26
0 → 2 (+2)
RPP
0 → 2 (+2)
14 others
14 → 7 (-7)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

45 wards

PR councillors now

45 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

24 of 45 named

45 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 24 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 Rustenburg measures up

How we judge

Rustenburg meets 1 of 5 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 5 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 Rustenburg's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
27.1 months
norm 3.0 months
Rustenburg could keep running for 27.1 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in North West2 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 58.0 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
No data
—
norm 95%
No collects what it bills data for Rustenburg yet.
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.1%
norm 8.0%
Rustenburg spends 2.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in North West5 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 1.0%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-41%
norm 0%
Rustenburg left 41% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in North West11 of 17worst
2023/24 · was +2338%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
5.0%
norm 0.0%
5.0% of Rustenburg's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in North West1 of 18worst
2023/24 · was 6.1%↗ 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
2021/22Qualified2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
27.1 mo2024/25
province median 6.0 mo · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
2.1%2024/25
province median 2.0% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-40.7%2023/24
province median -12.9% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
5.0%2023/24
province median 19.0% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.522024/25
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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