End-of-term report · KwaZulu-Natal

uMngeni · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 25 of 25 councillors served the whole term.

25seats at the start 0ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 13largest at the start DA 13largest at the end DA 15largest, elected 2026

How the council changed during the term

Seats as elected in 2021 against seats on the eve of the 2026 election. Differences come from by-elections and mid-term replacements recorded by the IEC; PR replacements that parties made without a by-election are not captured.

25 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 25 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange

13 → 13

ANC

10 → 10

EFF

2 → 2

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

No ward seat changed hands during the term.

The council's record over the term

uMngeni meets 2 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

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

uMngeni holds 1.8 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.

2024/25 · was 2.3 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

101%

norm 95%

For every R100 uMngeni bills, it collects R101. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 96%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

3.1%

norm 8.0%

uMngeni spends 3.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 2.1%↗ improving

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-58%

norm 0%

uMngeni left 58% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -38%↘ slipping

0.6% of uMngeni's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 17.1%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22Emphasis of Matter 2022/23Emphasis of Matter 2023/24Emphasis of Matter

Cash coverage

1.8 mo2024/25

province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: average

Debtor collection

100.8%2024/25

province median 100.6% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

3.1%2024/25

province median 3.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-57.7%2023/24

province median -20.7% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.6%2023/24

province median 3.6% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.352024/25

province median 1.52 · 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Chistopher Pappas

Deputy Mayor

S Mnikathi

Municipal Manager

Mzingisi Hloba

Chief Financial Officer

Baneli Msomi

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: DA is the largest party with 15 of 25 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.