End-of-term report · North West

Naledi · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 17 of 18 councillors served the whole term.

18seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 10largest at the start ANC 10largest at the end ANC 9largest, 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.

18 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 18 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

10 → 10

3 → 3

EFF

3 → 3

AICM

1 → 1

FF Plus

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
11 Sept 2024	Ward 7	Hendriëtte van Huyssteen DA	by-election	Cornelius Benjamin van Huyssteen DA

The council's record over the term

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.

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.

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%.

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.

2023/24 · was -4%↘ slipping

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

2023/24 · was 39.1%↗ improving

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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Clifton John Groep

Municipal Manager

Tshiamo Letlhogile

Chief Financial Officer

Nkosana Maduna

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