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