Local municipality · Eastern Cape
Kumkani Mhlontlo
51councillors in office
26wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 27 of 51 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
51 seats now · 51 in the incoming council. Majority is 26. ANC reaches it on the official count.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line
Ward councillors
26 wards- Ward 1 Simphiwe Mngcotana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 2 Ntsikelelo Ranga2026 result → ANC
- Ward 3 Simtembile Mbola2026 result → ANC
- Ward 4 Sivuyile Sydney Sopangisa2026 result → ANC
- Ward 5 Sigcine Siyoneliswa Sinelizwi Kahla2026 result → ANC
- Ward 6 Mbulelo John Vunguvungu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 7 Thembelani Sibongiseni Guga2026 result → ANC
- Ward 8 Velisani Nododana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 9 Andile Nombewu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Sinethemba Mthwazi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 11 Lawukazi Patricia Dlova2026 result → ANC
- Ward 12 Simfumene Ntukuntezi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 13 Thandiwe Titshana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 14 Bhekizenzo Gigi2026 result → IND
- Ward 15 Zizamele Renene2026 result → ANC
- Ward 16 Bonginkosi Beannet Mthitshane2026 result → ANC
- Ward 17 Mzuvumile Prizeman Bontsa2026 result → ANC
- Ward 18 Tamsanqa Wiseman Magugu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 19 Jeremiah Mzimkhulu Jikijela2026 result → ANC
- Ward 20 Mzwakhe Archibald Thembela2026 result → ANC
- Ward 21 Nikelwa Khemtshe2026 result → ANC
- Ward 22 Siphenkosi Master Hlathi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 23 Solomzi Mhlekwa2026 result → ANC
- Ward 24 Witness Badanile Ntamo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 25 Ntombekhaya Veronica Ncapayi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 26 Chumisa Maqebula2026 result → ANC
PR councillors now
25 seatsProportional seats as elected in 2021. Parties replace PR councillors mid-term without the IEC publishing it; replacements are recorded as events where a source exists.
- PRBabalwa RasmeniANC
- PRBulelwa MadikidaANC
- PREddie PulaANC
- PRGladys Veliswa MazitshanaANC
- PRLoyiso Delron YalezoANC
- PRMargaret Nozolile MvanyasheANC
- PRMbulelo Goodluck JaraANC
- PRNaniwe SayitiANC
- PRNobuntu WalazaANC
- PRNtombiyakhe GcabaANC
- PRNtomboxolo MbunjanaANC
- PRRuth Mandisa GiyoseANC
- PRSesi MatshobaANC
- PRSiphenkosi VokoANC
- PRZandiswa MakinanaANC
- PRBless Vuyisa Mpendulo RosiATM
- PRLulamile Alfred BoyanaATM
- PRSizwe Edwin BontsaDA
- PRKhungeka MpulaEFF
- PRMakabongwe LibaziEFF
- PRMxolisi FunoEFF
- PRNosipho TiwaneIND
- PRKhwezi Mandl'Omso JubaseUDM
- PRNolindile ZikoloUDM
- PRZakheni NondakaUDM
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
16 of 25 named25 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 16 named so far; the rest follow when the IEC publishes its councillor list. Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list.
- List 1Mandlenkosi Livingstone YalezoAMC.ROY.
- List 1Eddie PulaANC
- List 2Babalwa RasmeniANC
- List 3Mlamleli Nicholas MpheleliANC
- List 4Naniwe SayitiANC
- List 1Mandisi Cyprian MapatwanaATM
- List 2Thelma Lungiswa Kilili-NombandaATM
- List 3Lulamile Alfred BoyanaATM
- List 4Phillemon TywakuATM
- List 5Xolani BhotyaATM
- List 6Lindani MkhayaATM
- List 7Thembelani Sibongiseni GugaATM
- List 1Sizwe Edwin BontsaDA
- List 1Khungeka MpulaEFF
- List 1Balisa King SocikwaSACP
- List 1Simbongile MakhuUDM
How Kumkani Mhlontlo measures up
How we judgeKumkani Mhlontlo meets none of 6 yardsticks
Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 6 separate answers. How we judge.
Clean books?
!Well short Qualified
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Kumkani Mhlontlo's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
!Well short 0.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Kumkani Mhlontlo holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in Eastern Cape32 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 3.7 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
!Well short 31%
norm 95%
For every R100 Kumkani Mhlontlo bills, it collects R31. Treasury expects R95.
best in Eastern Cape18 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 38%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
~Short of it 6.1%
norm 8.0%
Kumkani Mhlontlo spends 6.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Eastern Cape5 of 32worst
2024/25 · was 11.3%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
!Well short -45%
norm 0%
Kumkani Mhlontlo left 45% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Eastern Cape22 of 33worst
2023/24 · was -100%↗ improving
Wastes money?
!Well short 10.2%
norm 0.0%
10.2% of Kumkani Mhlontlo's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Eastern Cape16 of 33worst
2023/24 · was 2.9%↘ slipping
Treasury and Auditor-General detail
by financial year
For the whole 2021 to 2026 term, including every seat that changed hands, see the end-of-term report.
Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
Cash coverage
0.0 mo2024/25
province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
31.0%2024/25
province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
6.1%2024/25
province median 1.9% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-44.5%2023/24
province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
10.2%2023/24
province median 5.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.862024/25
province median 1.86 · Treasury: good
The council's record, not any councillor's. Source: National Treasury Municipal Money and Auditor-General reports, fetched 11 Nov 2026. Financial years end in June.
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