End-of-term report · North West

JB Marks · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 64 of 67 councillors served the whole term.

67seats at the start 3ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 33largest at the start ANC 33largest at the end ANC 22largest, 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.

67 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 67 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

33 → 33

17 → 17

FF Plus

9 → 9

EFF

6 → 6

2 → 2

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	Johanna Steenkamp DA	by-election	André Klopper DA
11 Sept 2024	Ward 22	Sandra Britz DA	by-election	Zander Janse van Rensburg DA
11 Sept 2024	Ward 24	Jeanne Marguerite Adriaanse DA	by-election	Sean David Trautmann DA

The council's record over the term

JB Marks 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 JB Marks's books.

JB Marks could keep running for 4.6 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 0.7 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

85%

norm 95%

For every R100 JB Marks bills, it collects R85. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 93%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

-4.4%

norm 8.0%

JB Marks spends -4.4% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was -6.9%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-15%

norm 0%

JB Marks left 15% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -104%↗ improving

18.9% of JB Marks's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 15.7%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22Qualified 2022/23Qualified 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

4.6 mo2024/25

province median 6.0 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

85.4%2024/25

province median 62.4% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

-4.4%2024/25

province median 2.0% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-14.6%2023/24

province median -12.9% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

18.9%2023/24

province median 19.0% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.592024/25

province median 0.55 · 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

Gaba Ka Qhele

Municipal Manager

Kgomotso Kumbe

Chief Financial Officer

Tshepang Ngqobe

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 22 of 67 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.