Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
The Msunduzi
81councillors in office
41wards
MKlargest party, 2026 · 31 of 81 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
81 seats now · 81 in the incoming council. Majority is 41. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
5 others 6 → 0 (-6)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line
Ward councillors
41 wards- Ward 1 Khulekani Msomi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 2 Mbongeni Zuma2026 result → ANC
- Ward 3 Skhanyiso Cyril Makhaye2026 result → ANC
- Ward 4 Hamilton Mlungisi Zondi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 5 Nkosinathi Maxwell Mbanjwa2026 result → ANC
- Ward 6 Kwazikwakhe Emmanuel Madonda2026 result → ANC
- Ward 7 Bukelani Ephraim Zuma2026 result → IND
- Ward 8 Mshushisi Aubrey Ngubane2026 result → IFP
- Ward 9 Mduduzi Caswell Mshengu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Themba Cyril Ngubane2026 result → ANC
- Ward 11 Sanele Russel Zuma2026 result → ANC
- Ward 12 Nkosinathi Patrick Masoeu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 13 Gladness Sibongile Mncwango2026 result → ANC
- Ward 14 Sibusiso Alfred Mkhize2026 result → ANC
- Ward 15 Mswawakhe Bhengu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 16 Michael Bhekabantu Zuma2026 result → ANC
- Ward 17 Mphilisi Instance Ndlovu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 18 Simphiwe Samuel Buthelezi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 19 Percival Vusi Ngwenya2026 result → ANC
- Ward 20 Siphiwe Phungula2026 result → ANC
- Ward 21 Sbongumusa Zuma2026 result → ANC
- Ward 22 Thembinkosi Zondi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 23 Dumisani Bernard Phungula2026 result → ANC
- Ward 24 Sinothi Jerome Nkabini2026 result → ANC
- Ward 25 Reginald Xolani Khanyile2026 result → DA
- Ward 26 Ross Bryan Strachan2026 result → DA
- Ward 27 Haroon Daniel Kemp2026 result → DA
- Ward 28 Renisha Singh2026 result → DA
- Ward 29 Siphamandla Sydney Madlala2026 result → ANC
- Ward 30 Rachel Soobiah2026 result → DA
- Ward 31 Rooksana Ahmed2026 result → DA
- Ward 32 Garth Frederick Wesley Middleton2026 result → DA
- Ward 33 Suraya Reddy2026 result → DA
- Ward 34 Roy Ram2026 result → ANC
- Ward 35 Sandile Wellington Dlamini2026 result → ANC
- Ward 36 Douglas Leslie Roberts2026 result → DA
- Ward 37 Edith Elliott2026 result → DA
- Ward 38 Godman Nkosivelile Dlamini2026 result → ANC
- Ward 39 Mbusiswa Hencefort Mkhize2026 result → ANC
- Ward 40 Jabulisile Joyce Ngubo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 41 Busani Edward Zuma2026 result → ANC
PR councillors now
40 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.
- PRHlelelwa Kholeka MadlalaABC
- PRSandile GcabasheABC
- PRRienus NiemandACDP
- PRNomalady Eleanor DlelaAIC
- PRDorcas Sibongile MkhizeANC
- PRMxolisi Theophilus MkhizeANC
- PRMzimkhulu Meshack ThebollaANC
- PRNomagugu Eunice MajolaANC
- PRNtombizethu Precious SokhelaANC
- PRPhilisiwe SitholeANC
- PRPrudence Nokuthula MsimangANC
- PRThandiwe MkhizeANC
- PRTholakele Ignetia DlaminiANC
- PRVictoria Mavie PhungulaANC
- PRZanele Princess NgcoboANC
- PRAutrina Nomathemba PhungulaDA
- PRBongumusa Cyril NhlabathiDA
- PRJerome Sibongiseni MajolaDA
- PRRegina Zinhle NguboDA
- PRSandra Patricia LyneDA
- PRSibusiso Desmond ChoncoDA
- PRBeatrice Nombuyiselo MkizeEFF
- PRBongani Dum'Sani MbonaEFF
- PRMduduzi Clive NduliEFF
- PRMthetho Ephraim MpuloEFF
- PRMysie Sindisiwe MbutoEFF
- PRNomusa Wendy MncubeEFF
- PRSanele Protas MpuloEFF
- PRStanley Ntuthuko MncwabeEFF
- PRThembile Precious Memory MzilaEFF
- PRTholakele Nelisiwe CeleEFF
- PRBhekukwenza Allison MkhizeIFP
- PRMbongeni Jetro SheziIFP
- PRNomfundo MgozaIFP
- PRPretty Nelisiwe MaphangaIFP
- PRThandanam Desmond NtombelaIFP
- PRThinasonke Dennis NtombelaIFP
- PRZwelinjani Henry MagubaneIFP
- PRSinenhlanhla Love-Joy NdlovuJEP
- PRRandall John AdamsPA
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
32 of 39 named39 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 32 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 1Fanelesibonge Nhlanhleni Simphiwe MthembuActionSA
- List 1Zanele Princess NgcoboANC
- List 2Sandile Wellington DlaminiANC
- List 3Jabulisile Joyce NguboANC
- List 4Mxolisi Theophilus MkhizeANC
- List 5Sinenhlanhla MalingaANC
- List 6Ntuthuko NtshangaseANC
- List 7Phumlani Maxcentius DumaANC
- List 8Philisiwe SitholeANC
- List 9Mandisa Carol SheziANC
- List 10Nozipho Elsie MthembuANC
- List 11Patrick Walter MoonANC
- List 12Victoria Mavie PhungulaANC
- List 13Shunmoogam NaidooANC
- List 14Nitasha ManmohanANC
- List 15Hanock Alemseged Bisrat BerheANC
- List 16Edward Cedric Hope LyonsANC
- List 1Sabelo Mzwandile GogeMAYIBUYE
- List 1Ross Bryan StrachanDA
- List 2Bongumusa Cyril NhlabathiDA
- List 3Nomathemba PhungulaDA
- List 6Regina Zinhle NguboDA
- List 11Sibusiso Desmond ChoncoDA
- List 13Themba Abram HlatshwakoDA
- List 1Stanley Ntuthuko MncwabeEFF
- List 1Natashia Trisha GovenderFF Plus
- List 1Thandanam Desmond NtombelaIFP
- List 2Nombuso Precious NdawoIFP
- List 3Mshushisi Aubrey NgubaneIFP
- List 4Mahomed Shameel RahmanIFP
- List 1Mfankhona Raymond Bonginkosi NgcoboSACP
- List 1Jabu Mary MabasoMK
How The Msunduzi measures up
How we judgeThe Msunduzi 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?
!Well short Outstanding
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Msunduzi's audit outcome is outstanding.
2023/24↘ slipping
Money in the bank?
!Well short 0.8 months
norm 3.0 months
The Msunduzi holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in KwaZulu-Natal33 of 44worst
2024/25 · was 0.5 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
~Short of it 90%
norm 95%
For every R100 The Msunduzi bills, it collects R90. Treasury expects R95.
best in KwaZulu-Natal16 of 43worst
2022/23 · was 27%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
!Well short 3.2%
norm 8.0%
The Msunduzi spends 3.2% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal18 of 37worst
2021/22
Spends the building budget?
✓Meets the norm +10%
norm 0%
The Msunduzi overspent its building budget by 10%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal28 of 44worst
2023/24 · was +5%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
✓Meets the norm 0.7%
norm 0.0%
0.7% of The Msunduzi's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.
best in KwaZulu-Natal7 of 44worst
2023/24 · was 3.4%↗ 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
Cash coverage
0.8 mo2024/25
province median 0.8 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
89.9%2022/23
province median 89.9% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
3.2%2021/22
province median 3.2% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
9.9%2023/24
province median 9.9% · Treasury: average
Wasteful expenditure
0.7%2023/24
province median 0.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.692024/25
province median 0.74 · Treasury: bad
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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