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Greater Taung

48councillors in office
24wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 24 of 47 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

48 seats now · 47 in the incoming council. Majority is 25. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
28 → 24 (-4)
EFF
11 → 7 (-4)
ActionSA
0 → 4 (+4)
DA
1 → 3 (+2)
SACP
0 → 3 (+3)
AIC
1 → 1
PA
1 → 1
ACTA
0 → 1 (+1)
ACT
0 → 1 (+1)
ASE
0 → 1 (+1)
5 others
6 → 1 (-5)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

24 wards

PR councillors now

24 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

12 of 23 named

23 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 12 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 Greater Taung measures up

How we judge

Greater Taung 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 Greater Taung's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
5.4 months
norm 3.0 months
Greater Taung could keep running for 5.4 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in North West13 of 18worst
2022/23 · was 7.1 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
64%
norm 95%
For every R100 Greater Taung bills, it collects R64. Treasury expects R95.
best in North West3 of 16worst
2022/23 · was 67%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
3.7%
norm 8.0%
Greater Taung spends 3.7% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in North West2 of 18worst
2022/23 · was 2.9%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-15%
norm 0%
Greater Taung left 15% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in North West6 of 17worst
2022/23 · was +35%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
92.4%
norm 0.0%
92.4% of Greater Taung's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in North West18 of 18worst
2022/23 · was 8.9%↘ 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
5.4 mo2022/23
province median 8.0 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
63.9%2022/23
province median 63.6% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
3.7%2022/23
province median 1.4% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-14.6%2022/23
province median -12.3% · Treasury: average
Wasteful expenditure
92.4%2022/23
province median 56.9% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.132022/23
province median 1.32 · Treasury: average

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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