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City of Tshwane

211councillors in office
107wards
DAlargest party, 2026 · 74 of 214 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

211 seats now · 214 in the incoming council. Majority is 108. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
DA
73 → 74 (+1)
ActionSA
15 → 48 (+33)
ANC
75 → 44 (-31)
FF Plus
16 → 17 (+1)
EFF
23 → 13 (-10)
MK
0 → 4 (+4)
SACP
0 → 3 (+3)
PA
0 → 2 (+2)
ACDP
2 → 1 (-1)
AIC
1 → 1
12 others
6 → 7 (+1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

107 wards

PR councillors now

104 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

71 of 107 named

107 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 71 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 City of Tshwane measures up

How we judge

City of Tshwane meets 2 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 City of Tshwane's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
18.7 months
norm 3.0 months
City of Tshwane could keep running for 18.7 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Gauteng1 of 9worst
2024/25 · was 21.2 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Meets the norm
186%
norm 95%
For every R100 City of Tshwane bills, it collects R186. Treasury expects R95.
best in Gauteng1 of 8worst
2024/25 · was 0%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.3%
norm 8.0%
City of Tshwane spends 2.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Gauteng5 of 9worst
2024/25 · was 1.9%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-56%
norm 0%
City of Tshwane left 56% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Gauteng9 of 9worst
2023/24 · was +382%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
11.8%
norm 0.0%
11.8% of City of Tshwane's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Gauteng5 of 9worst
2023/24 · was 13.2%↗ 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
2021/22Adverse opinion2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
18.7 mo2024/25
province median 9.3 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
186.4%2024/25
province median 137.8% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
2.3%2024/25
province median 3.9% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-56.2%2023/24
province median -27.5% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
11.8%2023/24
province median 6.3% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.502024/25
province median 0.59 · 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.

Attendance at council meetings

Every councillor and every meeting →
18meetings with minutes parsed 89%median attendance 105councillors at 90% or better 12with 3 or more unexcused absences

Counted from the council's published minutes, Jun 2025 to Aug 2026. Leave granted by council does not count against a councillor. How we judge.

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