End-of-term report · Western Cape

Langeberg · 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 10largest at the start DA 10largest at the end DA 9largest, 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

10 → 10

ANC

6 → 6

FF Plus

3 → 3

GOOD

1 → 1

LIP

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
15 Oct 2025	Ward 4	Jj Johannes Saolomon Januarie ANC	by-election	Daniël Barranor Baadjies ANC

The council's record over the term

Langeberg 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

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

Langeberg holds 2.1 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

2024/25 · was 5.2 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

100%

norm 95%

For every R100 Langeberg bills, it collects R100. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 100%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.0%

norm 8.0%

Langeberg spends 3.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 3.5%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-28%

norm 0%

Langeberg left 28% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -28%→ steady

0.0% of Langeberg'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

2.1 mo2024/25

province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

100.1%2024/25

province median 92.2% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

3.0%2024/25

province median 4.5% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-27.7%2023/24

province median -19.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.0%2023/24

province median 6.9% · Treasury: good

Current ratio

1.552024/25

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

Ald Schalk van Eeden (DA)

Deputy Mayor

Ald Christopher Grootboom (PDM)

Municipal Manager

Mr Daniel Lubbe

Chief Financial Officer

Ayanda Mati

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