Local municipality · North West

Lekwa-Teemane

14councillors in office

7wards

ANClargest party, 2026 · 5 of 14 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

14 seats now · 14 in the incoming council. Majority is 8. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

7 → 5 (-2)

EFF

4 → 5 (+1)

1 → 1

FF Plus

1 → 1

ACT

0 → 1 (+1)

ActionSA

0 → 1 (+1)

F4SD

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

7 wards

PR councillors now

7 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

7 of 7 named

7 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.

How Lekwa-Teemane measures up

How we judge

Lekwa-Teemane 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

Disclaimed

An unqualified audit with no findings

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

Lekwa-Teemane could keep running for 13.2 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in North West5 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 0.0 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Lekwa-Teemane bills, it collects R3. Treasury expects R95.

best in North West13 of 16worst

2024/25 · was 3%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.7%

norm 8.0%

Lekwa-Teemane spends 1.7% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in North West9 of 18worst

2024/25 · was 1.1%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+172%

norm 0%

Lekwa-Teemane overspent its building budget by 172%.

best in North West1 of 17worst

2023/24 · was +287%↗ improving

54.8% of Lekwa-Teemane's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in North West13 of 18worst

2023/24 · was 55.2%→ steady

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 2022/23Disclaimer of opinion 2023/24Disclaimer of opinion

Cash coverage

13.2 mo2024/25

province median 7.3 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

3.3%2024/25

province median 16.8% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

1.7%2024/25

province median 1.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

171.8%2023/24

province median -43.1% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

54.8%2023/24

province median 31.3% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.672024/25

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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