End-of-term report · Western Cape

Witzenberg · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 22 of 23 councillors served the whole term.

23seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 8largest at the start DA 8largest at the end DA 10largest, 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

8 → 8

ANC

7 → 7

GOOD

2 → 2

EFF

1 → 1

FF Plus

1 → 1

IND

1 → 1

WITZENBERG PARTY

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
20 Apr 2022	Ward 2	Cornelius Lottering DA	by-election	Patric Daniels DA

The council's record over the term

Witzenberg meets 5 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

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

Witzenberg could keep running for 5.4 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 10.0 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

102%

norm 95%

For every R100 Witzenberg bills, it collects R102. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 138%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.5%

norm 8.0%

Witzenberg spends 1.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 2.1%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Meets the norm

+2%

norm 0%

Witzenberg overspent its building budget by 2%.

2023/24 · was -137%↗ improving

0.7% of Witzenberg's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 0.8%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

5.4 mo2024/25

province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

101.7%2024/25

province median 92.2% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

1.5%2024/25

province median 4.5% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

2.0%2023/24

province median -19.0% · Treasury: good

Wasteful expenditure

0.7%2023/24

province median 6.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.392024/25

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

Mr Trevor Abrahams (DA)

Deputy Mayor

Jonathan Nel (ICOSA)

Municipal Manager

David Nasson

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Cobus Kritzinger

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 10 of 23 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.