End-of-term report · Western Cape

Swartland · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 21 of 23 councillors served the whole term.

23seats at the start 2ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party DA 14largest at the start DA 13largest at the end DA 14largest, 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.

23 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 23 · at the end of the term.

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

14 → 13 (-1)

ANC

5 → 5

FF Plus

2 → 2

EFF

1 → 1

GOOD

1 → 1

0 → 1 (+1)

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
08 Nov 2023	Ward 7	Basil John Stanley DA	by-election	Allan Mark Williams DA
24 Apr 2024	Ward 11	Colin Daniels DA	by-election	Gerhardus Elroy White PA · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

Swartland meets 3 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?

Meets the norm

Clean

An unqualified audit with no findings

Swartland's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.

Swartland could keep running for 22.6 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 13.7 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

180%

norm 95%

For every R100 Swartland bills, it collects R180. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 159%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

2.8%

norm 8.0%

Swartland spends 2.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 2.9%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+26%

norm 0%

Swartland overspent its building budget by 26%.

2023/24 · was -8%↘ slipping

1.4% of Swartland's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 0.6%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22clean 2022/23clean 2023/24clean

Cash coverage

22.6 mo2024/25

province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

179.8%2024/25

province median 92.2% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

2.8%2024/25

province median 4.5% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

26.3%2023/24

province median -19.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

1.4%2023/24

province median 6.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

4.802024/25

province median 1.55 · Treasury: good

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

John Harold Cleophas

Deputy Mayor

Ms Anet De Beer (DA)

Municipal Manager

Joggie Scholtz

Chief Financial Officer

Mark Bolton

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: DA is the largest party with 14 of 23 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.