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Unqualified, with findings

was the Auditor-General’s audit outcome for 2024-25.

Official: Auditor-General · Data as of 2024-25 financial year (audited) · Last updated

Cape Town at a glance

Latest official figures

WaterIs my water reliable? How much is lost? Is it safe?Being added: see what is coming →ElectricityHow often is it off? Who produces our power?11.2%of the electricity bought or generated was lost before it was sold in 2024-25. Treasury’s norm is 7% to 10%.Official: Audited annual financial statementsRefuse and servicesIs refuse collected? Who has basic services?88.8%of households had their refuse removed at least once a week in 2025, against 90.2% removed by the city weekly in the Census 2022 baseline.Official: Stats SA, General Household Survey 2025Roads and infrastructureIs the city maintaining and upgrading what it has?Being added: see what is coming →Money inWhere does the metro’s money come from?96.4%of what it billed residents and businesses was collected in 2024-25. Treasury’s norm is 95%.Official: National Treasury, Municipal MoneyMoney outHow is it spent, and is the metro well run?Unqualified, with findingswas the Auditor-General’s audit outcome for 2024-25.Official: Auditor-General

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116 wards in Cape Town · 2021 boundaries

Search by name uses the wards of the 2021 local elections; the 2026 elections use new boundaries, and the address search gives both. Each 2021 ward page links to the 2026 wards that cover it. Suburb names are Stats SA Census 2011 sub-places and main places; Census 2022 names have not been published. Voting stations and results: Electoral Commission (IEC). A suburb can span more than one ward.

How Cape Town voted in 2024

Official: Electoral Commission (IEC)

What these words mean
Voting district
The area served by one voting station. The Electoral Commission counts and publishes results for each one.
Turnout
Votes cast (valid and spoilt) as a share of registered voters.

Cape Town

Registered voters2 100 405
Turnout61.7%
Largest partyDA53.1% of valid votes, 31.2 points ahead of ANC
  • DA 53.1%
  • ANC 21.9%
  • EFF 7.3%
  • PA 4.1%
  • NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS 2.6%
  • Others 11.1%

Source: Electoral Commission (IEC), 2024 national ballot, results by voting district added up per metro. Turnout counts valid and spoilt votes as a share of registered voters. Shares are of valid votes.

2026 wards and results from 4 Nov 2026 →