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Mafikeng

70councillors in office
35wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 34 of 70 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

70 seats now · 70 in the incoming council. Majority is 36. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
39 → 34 (-5)
EFF
18 → 9 (-9)
DA
5 → 7 (+2)
ActionSA
0 → 6 (+6)
MK
0 → 3 (+3)
SACP
0 → 2 (+2)
UCDP
2 → 1 (-1)
ACDP
1 → 1
AIC
1 → 1
FF Plus
1 → 1
6 others
3 → 5 (+2)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

35 wards

PR councillors now

35 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

19 of 35 named

35 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 19 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 Mafikeng measures up

How we judge

Mafikeng 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 Mafikeng's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
10.8 months
norm 3.0 months
Mafikeng could keep running for 10.8 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in North West6 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 19.6 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
68%
norm 95%
For every R100 Mafikeng bills, it collects R68. Treasury expects R95.
best in North West2 of 16worst
2024/25 · was 62%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
1.9%
norm 8.0%
Mafikeng spends 1.9% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in North West8 of 18worst
2024/25 · was 1.5%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-17%
norm 0%
Mafikeng left 17% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in North West8 of 17worst
2023/24 · was +3%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
71.3%
norm 0.0%
71.3% of Mafikeng's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in North West16 of 18worst
2023/24 · was 31.7%↘ 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
2021/22Qualified2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
10.8 mo2024/25
province median 10.8 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
68.1%2024/25
province median 68.1% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
1.9%2024/25
province median 1.9% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-16.5%2023/24
province median -16.5% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
71.3%2023/24
province median 71.3% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.742024/25
province median 0.74 · 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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