End-of-term report · North West

Ditsobotla · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 39 of 39 councillors served the whole term.

39seats at the start 0ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 21largest at the start ANC 21largest at the end ANC 18largest, 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.

39 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 39 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

21 → 21

6 → 6

EFF

6 → 6

F4SD

2 → 2

FF Plus

2 → 2

ACDP

1 → 1

AIC

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

No ward seat changed hands during the term.

The council's record over the term

Ditsobotla 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

Disclaimed

An unqualified audit with no findings

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

Ditsobotla could keep running for 68.9 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 59.6 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

-5%

norm 95%

For every R100 Ditsobotla bills, it collects R-5. Treasury expects R95.

2022/23

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.1%

norm 8.0%

Ditsobotla spends 1.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 0.4%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

No data

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norm 0%

No spends the building budget data for Ditsobotla yet.

7.0% of Ditsobotla's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 68.7%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22Outstanding 2022/23Outstanding 2023/24Disclaimer of opinion

Cash coverage

68.9 mo2024/25

province median 7.3 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

-5.5%2022/23

province median 17.8% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.1%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

7.0%2023/24

province median 31.3% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.472024/25

province median 0.39 · 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

cllr thabo Nkashe

Municipal Manager

O.T. Bojosinyane

Chief Financial Officer

Lacreevy Moagi

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 18 of 39 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.