Local municipality · North West

Naledi

18councillors in office

9wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 9 of 18 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

18 seats now · 18 in the incoming council. Majority is 10. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

10 → 9 (-1)

3 → 3

EFF

3 → 1 (-2)

FF Plus

1 → 1

BPCA

0 → 1 (+1)

MAYIBUYE

0 → 1 (+1)

ActionSA

0 → 1 (+1)

AICM

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

9 wards

PR councillors now

9 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

9 of 9 named

9 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 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.

List 1Phomolo Makhavelli MaineActionSA
List 1Nzimene George MalebeANC
List 1Dineo Mirriam NsendameMAYIBUYE
List 1Letlhogonolo Gregory KomaneBPCA
List 2Jan Gabriel BrandDA
List 3John Abraham AdonisDA
List 1Daniel Oarabile KoepileEFF
List 1Elizabeth Christina Le RouxFF Plus
List 1Diandrio Zunaid DansterPA

How Naledi measures up

How we judge

Naledi meets none 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 Naledi's books.

Naledi holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

best in North West18 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 1.4 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Naledi bills, it collects R3. Treasury expects R95.

best in North West14 of 16worst

2024/25 · was 26%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.6%

norm 8.0%

Naledi spends 0.6% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in North West14 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 0.6%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-51%

norm 0%

Naledi left 51% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in North West12 of 17worst

2023/24 · was -4%↘ slipping

23.5% of Naledi's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in North West8 of 18worst

2023/24 · was 39.1%↗ 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

2021/22Disclaimer of opinion 2022/23Adverse opinion 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 7.3 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

2.6%2024/25

province median 16.8% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.6%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-51.0%2023/24

province median -43.1% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

23.5%2023/24

province median 31.3% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.142024/25

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.

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