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ODM have been ranked 4th in the 'C1 Non-Water Services Authority District Municipal Rank' by the research and advocacy non-profit organisation Good Governance Africa in the latest Governance Performance Index (GPI) report of 2024.

There is a rank of 8 metropolitan municipalities, 44 district municipalities and 205 local municipalities. The GGA evaluated all municipalities according to four categories - Administration and Governance; Leadership and Management; Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; and Service Delivery.

Also, the top 4 of the district municipalities in this category are from the Western Cape.

Ranking of Local Municipalities in the Overberg region:

Overstrand Municipality
In the category 'B2 Large Towns': ranked 3rd
Western Cape - 5th
National - 5th

Cape Agulhas Municipality
In the category 'B3 Small Towns': ranked 5th.
Western Cape - 10th
National - 11th

Theewaterskloof Municipality
In the category 'B3 Small Towns': ranked 6th.
Western Cape - 12th
National - 14th

Swellendam Municipality
In the category 'B3 Small Towns': ranked 8th.
Western Cape - 14th
Nationally - 18th