Local municipality · Western Cape

Cederberg

11councillors in office

6wards

DAlargest party, 2026 · 4 of 11 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

11 seats now · 11 in the incoming council. Majority is 6. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

3 → 4 (+1)

ANC

3 → 3

3 → 2 (-1)

1 → 2 (+1)

FF Plus

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

6 wards

PR councillors now

5 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

5 of 5 named

5 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 Cederberg measures up

How we judge

Cederberg 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?

Short of it

Findings

An unqualified audit with no findings

Cederberg's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Cederberg could keep running for 8.0 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in Western Cape7 of 25worst

2024/25 · was 6.7 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

101%

norm 95%

For every R100 Cederberg bills, it collects R101. Treasury expects R95.

best in Western Cape9 of 25worst

2024/25 · was 90%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Short of it

5.4%

norm 8.0%

Cederberg spends 5.4% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Western Cape7 of 25worst

2024/25 · was 5.4%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

+11%

norm 0%

Cederberg overspent its building budget by 11%.

best in Western Cape4 of 23worst

2023/24 · was +16%↗ improving

4.2% of Cederberg's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Western Cape14 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 11.6%↗ 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

2021/22Emphasis of Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

8.0 mo2024/25

province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

100.7%2024/25

province median 92.2% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

5.4%2024/25

province median 4.5% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

11.1%2023/24

province median -19.0% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

4.2%2023/24

province median 6.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.452024/25

province median 1.55 · 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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