Under intervention

Section 139(5) — dissolution

National cabinet mandatory financial recovery (Section 139(7))

National Cabinet · since 01 Apr 2022 (53+ months) · source

Metropolitan Municipality

Mangaung

R1.0 billion

Total value of 2 documented incidents

FS · BloemfonteinMAN

Accountability IndexDraft

Composite 0–100 score (higher = better), from audit opinion, capex execution and linked incidents.

Strained

Audit67%: 50/100qualified
Capex—: n/acapex data not yet available
Incidents33%: 60/1002 incidents on record

Missing components (capex) excluded; remaining weights renormalised.

Linked incidents

Corruption incidents documented in the 4FactSake archive and linked to this municipality.

Tender Fraud / Procurement2026

Mangaung: SIU Proclamation on Nine Metro-Police Tenders — Corollas, a Fire Truck, Bus Contracts and Supplier Overpayments

AllegedRamaphosa EraInvestigation

Not disclosed (nine contracts; overpayments per 2023/24 AFS)

Municipal Collapse2019

Mangaung: Metro Collapse & National Intervention

DocumentedRamaphosa EraNo Action

R1 billion+

Leadership

Current municipal officials accountable for governance and finance, sourced from National Treasury.

Mayor

Mr G Nthatisi

gregory.nthatisi@mangaung.co.za

Deputy Mayor

Ms M M Mothibe - Nkoane

mapaseka.nkoane@mangaung.co.za

Municipal Manager

Mr Sello More

sello.more@mangaung.co.za

Chief Financial Officer

Ms Zuziwe Lydia Thekisho

zuziwe.thekisho@mangaung.co.za

Speaker

Mr M A Siyonzana

mxolisi.siyonzana@mangaung.co.za

Demographics — Census 2022

Per-capita normalisation lets us put the financial figures into human terms.

Population

811 431

Households

297 147

Unemployment

27.7%

Electricity95.5%

Piped water91.0%

Flush toilet71.0%

Refuse collected59.9%

Documented exposure: R1k per resident

Political control (IEC)

Who is currently running this municipality, and what the most recent council election produced.

Currently running

ANC

Status

Outright majority

Since

22 Nov 2021

ANC retained majority in 2021 LGE. OPERATOR: confirm current mayor.

Local Government Elections 2021

ANC51seats(50.5%)majority

DA26seats(25.7%)

EFF12seats(11.9%)

OTH7seats(6.9%)

FF+5seats(5.0%)

Conditional grants (Treasury)

National + provincial grants flowing to this muni. Conditional grants are tied to specific outcomes — underspend is a red flag for delivery, not a saving.

Latest year

23/24

Adjusted budget

R1.13B

Actually spent

R386.2M

Unspent

R747.1M

Utilisation

34.1%Severely underspent

R386M spent

R747M unspent

34% spent66% unspent

Largest conditional grants — box size = budget, colour = utilisation

Box size = budget · colour = utilisation (green = spent, red = underspent, hollow = no data). Hover a grant.

Equitable Share (unconditional)

ESG·Local Government Equitable Share

no data

R1.04B budgeted·— spent

ESG is not a conditional grant — it can be spent at the muni's discretion. Shown for scale only.

Tender awards (eTender Publication Portal)

Cross-referenced against the Restricted Suppliers List on the award date.

No award notices on file for this municipality yet. Coverage expands as the operator transcribes from eTenders.gov.za.

Once awards are loaded, this panel surfaces every published contract awarded by the muni, with B-BBEE level, supplier registration, and a flag for any awards made to suppliers on the National Restricted Suppliers List.

Accountability trajectory · 2020 – 2026

The line traces the audit opinion (higher = cleaner); bars are irregular/fruitless/unauthorised expenditure, dots are documented incidents, and dashed markers are Section 139 interventions. Sustained decline rarely happens in a single bad year.

Audit opinion has degraded from Clean (with caveat) (2020) to Qualified (2024).

Financial Health — FY24/25

Cash position, solvency, and infrastructure-maintenance signal. Source: National Treasury cflow_v2 + financial_position_v2 + repmaint_v2.

Cash on hand

R1.10B

Net assets

R21.78B

Operating cash flow

—

Repairs & maintenance

R707.8M

National Treasury & AGSA

Public finance data ingested directly from National Treasury cubes (incexp_v2, capital_v2, audit_opinions, uifwexp).

Latest Audit Outcome — FY23/24

Qualified

Irregular: R277.2M
Fruitless: R122.5M
Unauthorised: R1.34B

AGSA report

Capital Spending — FY25/26

Original budgetR2.73B

Adjusted budgetR2.92B

Actual—

Treasury §71·76d agoTreasury MTREF·12d agoAGSA MFMA·today

Aged Balances — FY24/25

Receivables from ratepayers (debtors) and amounts owed to suppliers (creditors). Source: National Treasury aged_debtor_v2 + aged_creditor_v2 cubes.

Owed TO the muni (receivables)

R12.44B

R8.58B (69%) over 1 year — effectively uncollectable

Water: R4.40B
Electricity: R302.0M
Property rates: R2.18B

Owed BY the muni (creditors)

R2.82B

Bulk electricity(Eskom): R1.67B
Bulk water: R642.0M
Trade: R497.8M

AGSA Material Irregularities

Section 4(3) MI register — specific findings the Auditor-General has flagged for active investigation, recommendations, or referral to law enforcement.

26 material irregularities on record

Material financial loss — notified 2022-04-29

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Material financial loss — notified 2022-11-03

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2022-11-10

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2022-10-20

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2022-10-20

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely substantial harm to public sector institution — notified 2024-07-17

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2024-03-11

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2024-01-22

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Material financial loss — notified 2024-06-03

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Material financial loss — notified 2024-06-05

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Material financial loss — notified 2024-06-14

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely material financial loss — notified 2024-11-20

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2025-02-13

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Material financial loss — notified 2023-11-27

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2025-10-31

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - Decision on Invoking powers in process / Not appropriate action - submitted to MIC and MIC/AG decision in process

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2025-10-31

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - Decision on Invoking powers in process / Not appropriate action - submitted to MIC and MIC/AG decision in process

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2025-10-31

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - Decision on Invoking powers in process / Not appropriate action - submitted to MIC and MIC/AG decision in process

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2025-11-18

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - Decision on Invoking powers in process / Not appropriate action - submitted to MIC and MIC/AG decision in process

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2025-11-18

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - Decision on Invoking powers in process / Not appropriate action - submitted to MIC and MIC/AG decision in process

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2025-11-18

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - Decision on Invoking powers in process / Not appropriate action - submitted to MIC and MIC/AG decision in process

Source

Likely substantial harm to general public — notified 2025-12-05

Identified

FY24/25

AGSA action:Notified and awaiting response / Notified - Awaiting response

Source

Likely material financial loss — notified 2025-01-20

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely material financial loss — notified 2025-09-11

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely material financial loss — notified 2025-03-17

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Likely material financial loss — notified 2025-10-31

Unresolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Appropriate action not taken - invoked our powers / Not appropriate actions - Invoked our powers

Source

Material financial loss — notified 2021-03-08

Resolved

FY24/25

AGSA action:Resolved MI / Resolved in prior periods

Source

Methodology & sources

Live data from National Treasury cubes (incexp_v2, capital_v2, audit_opinions, uifwexp, aged_debtor_v2, aged_creditor_v2, cflow_v2, financial_position_v2, repmaint_v2, officials) and operator-curated AGSA Section 4(3) Material Irregularities, Stats SA Census, Cogta Section 139 intervention records, DWS Blue / Green / No Drop water-services audits, IEC Local Government Election results + political control history, and Treasury conditional grants (grants_v2) — allocation versus actual spend per grant. The Accountability Index methodology is a draft pending sensitivity testing — treat the score as a working signal, not a final verdict. It currently weighs three of four intended signals — audit opinion (50%), capital-budget execution (25%) and linked corruption incidents (25%); a fourth pillar, service delivery (Stats SA non-financial census), is not yet wired in. Where a signal is missing for a municipality, its weight is renormalised across the rest.