End-of-term report · Western Cape

Stellenbosch · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 41 of 45 councillors served the whole term.

45seats at the start 4ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 28largest at the start DA 28largest at the end DA 28largest, 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.

45 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 45 · at the end of the term.

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

28 → 28

ANC

8 → 8

GOOD

3 → 3

EFF

2 → 2

ACDP

1 → 1

FF Plus

1 → 1

PDM

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
08 Mar 2023	Ward 21	Frederik Jacobus Badenhorst DA	by-election	Mynard Jacobus Slabbert DA
28 Aug 2024	Ward 17	Peter Johnson DA	by-election	Jeremy Shaun Fasser DA
23 Oct 2024	Ward 8	Carli Andrea van Wyk DA	by-election	Tamryn Olivia Kumm DA
14 May 2025	Ward 9	Zelda Julia Dalling DA	by-election	Isabelle de Taillefer DA

The council's record over the term

Stellenbosch meets 4 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

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

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

2024/25 · was 11.2 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

115%

norm 95%

For every R100 Stellenbosch bills, it collects R115. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 128%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.6%

norm 8.0%

Stellenbosch spends 1.6% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 2.0%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-13%

norm 0%

Stellenbosch left 13% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -15%↗ improving

0.6% of Stellenbosch's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 2.0%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

5.4 mo2024/25

province median 11.9 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

115.4%2024/25

province median 115.4% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

1.6%2024/25

province median 4.5% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-13.1%2023/24

province median -13.1% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

0.6%2023/24

province median 2.4% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.872024/25

province median 1.87 · 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

Jeremy Fasser

Deputy Mayor

Mynard Slabbert (DA)

Municipal Manager

Ms Geraldine Mettler

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Kevin Carolus

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 28 of 45 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.