End-of-term report · Western Cape

Mossel Bay · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 28 of 29 councillors served the whole term.

29seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party DA 19largest at the start DA 18largest at the end DA 21largest, 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.

29 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 29 · at the end of the term.

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

19 → 18 (-1)

ANC

5 → 5

FF Plus

2 → 2

1 → 2 (+1)

ACDP

1 → 1

IND

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
25 Jun 2025	Ward 9	Erica Meyer DA	by-election	Lu Hein Prins PA · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

Mossel Bay 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

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

Mossel Bay could keep running for 7.9 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 11.2 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

101%

norm 95%

For every R100 Mossel Bay bills, it collects R101. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 103%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

4.2%

norm 8.0%

Mossel Bay spends 4.2% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 4.6%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+27%

norm 0%

Mossel Bay overspent its building budget by 27%.

2023/24 · was +40%↗ improving

1.6% of Mossel Bay's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 0.3%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

7.9 mo2024/25

province median 2.9 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

100.9%2024/25

province median 97.6% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

4.2%2024/25

province median 3.4% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

26.8%2023/24

province median -24.1% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

1.6%2023/24

province median 2.0% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.672024/25

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

D Kotzé

Deputy Mayor

C Bayman

Municipal Manager

Colin Puren

Chief Financial Officer

Selwyn Thys

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 21 of 33 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.