Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

uMuziwabantu

21councillors in office

11wards

MKlargest party, 2026 · 8 of 21 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

21 seats now · 21 in the incoming council. Majority is 11. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

0 → 8 (+8)

ANC

10 → 7 (-3)

IFP

6 → 4 (-2)

EFF

2 → 1 (-1)

1 → 1

ABC

1 → 0 (-1)

ALJAMA

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

11 wards

PR councillors now

10 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.

PR councillors from 2026 · expected

8 of 10 named

10 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 8 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.

How uMuziwabantu measures up

How we judge

uMuziwabantu 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?

Short of it

Findings

An unqualified audit with no findings

uMuziwabantu's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

uMuziwabantu holds 2.2 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

best in KwaZulu-Natal30 of 44worst

2024/25 · was 2.8 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

93%

norm 95%

For every R100 uMuziwabantu bills, it collects R93. Treasury expects R95.

best in KwaZulu-Natal14 of 43worst

2024/25 · was 97%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.9%

norm 8.0%

uMuziwabantu spends 3.9% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in KwaZulu-Natal13 of 37worst

2024/25 · was 4.7%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-22%

norm 0%

uMuziwabantu left 22% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in KwaZulu-Natal35 of 44worst

2023/24 · was -25%↗ improving

2.0% of uMuziwabantu's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in KwaZulu-Natal13 of 44worst

2023/24 · was 2.4%↗ 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 Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

2.2 mo2024/25

province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

92.9%2024/25

province median 37.6% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

3.9%2024/25

province median 3.2% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-21.9%2023/24

province median 41.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

2.0%2023/24

province median 24.4% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.202024/25

province median 0.61 · 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.

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