Cape Town in numbers
Charts on Cape Town's crime, water, weather, property, energy and more. Every chart has a source.
67% Western Cape · Highest
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67% of Western Cape municipalities got a clean audit. That is more than four times the national rate of 15%.
Source: Auditor-General of South Africa · All bars start at zero
24seats DA · Highest
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A party needs 22 seats for a majority. The DA won 24 on its own, and the remaining seats are split between eight parties.
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · All bars start at zero
69.7% 2004 · Highest
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The party’s support had been falling for years. In 2024 it dropped below 50% for the first time and had to form a coalition government.
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · All bars start at zero
10.8% 2019 · Highest
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The party rose fast, peaked in 2019, and fell for the first time in 2024.
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) and IPU Parline · All bars start at zero
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