Local municipality · Western Cape

Theewaterskloof

27councillors in office

14wards

DAlargest party, 2026 · 11 of 27 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

27 seats now · 27 in the incoming council. Majority is 14. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

11 → 11

ANC

8 → 7 (-1)

2 → 4 (+2)

GOOD

3 → 1 (-2)

EFF

1 → 1

FF Plus

1 → 1

CCC

0 → 1 (+1)

SACP

0 → 1 (+1)

SRWP

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

14 wards

PR councillors now

13 seats

Proportional seats as elected in 2021. Parties replace PR councillors mid-term without the IEC publishing it; replacements are recorded as events where a source exists.

PR councillors from 2026 · expected

13 of 13 named

13 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list.

List 1Tapelo Princess LeminaANC
List 2Bongiwe Blossom MkhwibisoANC
List 3Unathi Toto SipunziANC
List 5Roméo Arno MagermanDA
List 1Thozama LithakongEFF
List 1Theunis Bernardus ZimmermannFF Plus
List 1Cynthia Cathrine ClaytonGOOD
List 1Reagan Jakobus DiedericksCCC
List 1Vanessa PapierPA
List 2Pakamile Hendrison MakazaPA
List 3Derick Antony AppelPA
List 4Kiro Jacobie TiemiePA
List 1Thanduxolo HozaSACP

How Theewaterskloof measures up

How we judge

Theewaterskloof meets 1 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?

Well short

Qualified

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Theewaterskloof's books.

Theewaterskloof holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

best in Western Cape21 of 25worst

2024/25 · was 7.1 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

88%

norm 95%

For every R100 Theewaterskloof bills, it collects R88. Treasury expects R95.

best in Western Cape19 of 25worst

2024/25 · was 90%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Meets the norm

9.5%

norm 8.0%

Theewaterskloof spends 9.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in Western Cape3 of 25worst

2024/25 · was 13.2%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-42%

norm 0%

Theewaterskloof left 42% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in Western Cape20 of 23worst

2023/24 · was -47%↗ improving

34.7% of Theewaterskloof's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in Western Cape24 of 25worst

2023/24 · was 37.4%↗ improving

Treasury and Auditor-General detail

by financial year

For the whole 2021 to 2026 term, including every seat that changed hands, see the end-of-term report.

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22clean 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Qualified

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

88.0%2024/25

province median 92.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

9.5%2024/25

province median 4.5% · Treasury: good

Capital budget spent

-42.1%2023/24

province median -19.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

34.7%2023/24

province median 6.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.372024/25

province median 1.55 · Treasury: bad

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.

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