Local municipality · North West

Ratlou

27councillors in office

14wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 15 of 27 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

27 seats now · 27 in the incoming council. Majority is 14. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

19 → 15 (-4)

EFF

3 → 2 (-1)

1 → 2 (+1)

SACP

0 → 2 (+2)

ActionSA

0 → 2 (+2)

UCDP

1 → 1

0 → 1 (+1)

APC

0 → 1 (+1)

F4SD

3 → 0 (-3)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

14 wards

PR councillors now

13 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

11 of 13 named

13 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 11 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 Ratlou measures up

How we judge

Ratlou 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

Disclaimed

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not rely on Ratlou's books at all.

Ratlou could keep running for 21.3 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in North West3 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 17.8 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Ratlou bills, it collects R2. Treasury expects R95.

best in North West15 of 16worst

2024/25

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.7%

norm 8.0%

Ratlou spends 0.7% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in North West13 of 18worst

2024/25

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-87%

norm 0%

Ratlou left 87% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in North West13 of 17worst

2023/24 · was -42%↘ slipping

85.0% of Ratlou's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in North West17 of 18worst

2023/24 · was 22.1%↘ 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 2023/24Disclaimer of opinion

Cash coverage

21.3 mo2024/25

province median 9.4 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

1.7%2024/25

province median 12.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.7%2024/25

province median 1.6% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-87.2%2023/24

province median -87.2% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

85.0%2023/24

province median 20.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

-0.382024/25

province median 0.26 · 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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