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Metropolitan municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

eThekwini

235councillors in office
111wards · 112 from 2026
MKlargest party, 2026 · 72 of 223 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

235 seats now · 223 in the incoming council. Majority is 118. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
MK
1 → 72 (+71)
DA
45 → 33 (-12)
IFP
15 → 4 (-11)
ANC
92 → 2 (-90)
N/R
47 → 0 (-47)
EFF
19 → 0 (-19)
ACC
2 → 0 (-2)
ACDP
2 → 0 (-2)
AIC
2 → 0 (-2)
ALJAMA
1 → 0 (-1)
9 others
9 → 0 (-9)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

111 wards

PR councillors now

124 seats

Proportional 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.

How eThekwini measures up

How we judge

eThekwini meets 1 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?
Short of it
Findings
An unqualified audit with no findings
eThekwini's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
4.9 months
norm 3.0 months
eThekwini could keep running for 4.9 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in KwaZulu-Natal22 of 44worst
2024/25 · was 2.1 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
56%
norm 95%
For every R100 eThekwini bills, it collects R56. Treasury expects R95.
best in KwaZulu-Natal21 of 43worst
2024/25 · was 23%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Short of it
7.8%
norm 8.0%
eThekwini spends 7.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal4 of 37worst
2024/25 · was 109.5%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-12%
norm 0%
eThekwini left 12% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in KwaZulu-Natal31 of 44worst
2023/24 · was -29%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Short of it
2.9%
norm 0.0%
2.9% of eThekwini's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in KwaZulu-Natal15 of 44worst
2023/24 · was 5.1%↗ improving

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
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
4.9 mo2024/25
province median 4.9 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
55.8%2024/25
province median 55.8% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
7.8%2024/25
province median 7.8% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-11.8%2023/24
province median -11.8% · Treasury: average
Wasteful expenditure
2.9%2023/24
province median 2.9% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.072024/25
province median 1.07 · Treasury: average

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.

Attendance at council meetings

Every councillor and every meeting →
65meetings with minutes parsed 88%median attendance 104councillors at 90% or better 93with 3 or more unexcused absences

Counted from the council's published minutes, Jan 2022 to Dec 2025. Leave granted by council does not count against a councillor. How we judge.

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