End-of-term report · Western Cape

Laingsburg · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 7 of 7 councillors served the whole term.

7seats at the start 0ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 3largest at the start DA 3largest at the end ActionSA 3largest, 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.

7 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 7 · at the end of the term.

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

3 → 3

ANC

2 → 2

KDF

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

Laingsburg meets none 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

Adverse

An unqualified audit with no findings

The Auditor-General could not rely on Laingsburg's books at all.

Laingsburg holds 1.5 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

2024/25 · was 0.0 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

83%

norm 95%

For every R100 Laingsburg bills, it collects R83. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 105%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.4%

norm 8.0%

Laingsburg spends 0.4% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 0.4%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-54%

norm 0%

Laingsburg left 54% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -28%↘ slipping

59.5% of Laingsburg's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 51.8%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22Adverse opinion 2022/23Adverse opinion 2023/24Adverse opinion

Cash coverage

1.5 mo2024/25

province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

83.5%2024/25

province median 92.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

0.4%2024/25

province median 4.5% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-53.6%2023/24

province median -19.0% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

59.5%2023/24

province median 6.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.012024/25

province median 1.55 · 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

Aletta Theron

Deputy Mayor

Lindi Potgieter

Municipal Manager

Jafta Booysen

Chief Financial Officer

Lesego Mokgoje

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: ActionSA is the largest party with 3 of 10 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.