End-of-term report · Western Cape

Overstrand · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 26 of 27 councillors served the whole term.

27seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 17largest at the start DA 17largest at the end DA 18largest, 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.

27 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 27 · at the end of the term.

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

17 → 17

ANC

4 → 4

FF Plus

2 → 2

LAND

2 → 2

ACDP

1 → 1

EFF

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
26 Apr 2023	Ward 5	Simphiwe Silo ANC	by-election	Bongiwe Gloria Nombula ANC

The council's record over the term

Overstrand meets 2 of 5 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 5 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?

Meets the norm

Clean

An unqualified audit with no findings

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

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

2024/25 · was 5.1 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Overstrand bills, it collects R0. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 41%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Short of it

7.7%

norm 8.0%

Overstrand spends 7.7% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 7.0%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

No data

—

norm 0%

No spends the building budget data for Overstrand yet.

0.3% of Overstrand's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 1.0%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 2.9 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

0.1%2024/25

province median 97.6% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

7.7%2024/25

province median 3.4% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.3%2023/24

province median 2.0% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.802024/25

province median 1.78 · 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

Archie Klaas

Deputy Mayor

Elnora Gillion

Municipal Manager

Dean O'Neill

Chief Financial Officer

Davy Louw

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 18 of 29 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.