End-of-term report · Western Cape

Breede Valley · the 2021 to 2026 term

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

41seats at the start 0ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 19largest at the start DA 19largest at the end DA 20largest, 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.

41 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 41 · at the end of the term.

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

19 → 19

ANC

10 → 10

4 → 4

EFF

2 → 2

FF Plus

2 → 2

GOOD

2 → 2

ACDP

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

No ward seat changed hands during the term.

The council's record over the term

Breede Valley 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

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

Breede Valley could keep running for 4.7 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 5.2 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

93%

norm 95%

For every R100 Breede Valley bills, it collects R93. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 98%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.3%

norm 8.0%

Breede Valley spends 3.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 3.1%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-20%

norm 0%

Breede Valley left 20% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -30%↗ improving

0.0% of Breede Valley's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 0.0%→ steady

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

4.7 mo2024/25

province median 2.9 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

93.4%2024/25

province median 97.6% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

3.3%2024/25

province median 3.4% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-20.0%2023/24

province median -24.1% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.0%2023/24

province median 2.0% · Treasury: good

Current ratio

1.262024/25

province median 1.78 · 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Ms Antoinette Steyn (DA)

Deputy Mayor

Mr Jan Von Willingh (DA)

Municipal Manager

Mr David McThomas

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Roddrick Ontong

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 20 of 41 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.