End-of-term report · KwaZulu-Natal

Richmond · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 13 of 14 councillors served the whole term.

14seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party ANC 9largest at the start ANC 8largest at the end MK 10largest, 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.

14 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 14 · at the end of the term.

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

ANC

9 → 8 (-1)

EFF

2 → 2

1 → 1

IFP

1 → 1

IND

1 → 1

0 → 1 (+1)

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
12 Mar 2025	Ward 2	Mthokozisi Hayse Madlala ANC	by-election	Msizi Amon Dlamini MK · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

Richmond meets 3 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?

Meets the norm

Clean

An unqualified audit with no findings

Richmond's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.

Richmond could keep running for 17.1 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 16.4 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

71%

norm 95%

For every R100 Richmond bills, it collects R71. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 137%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

2.5%

norm 8.0%

Richmond spends 2.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 3.6%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-17%

norm 0%

Richmond left 17% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was +58%↗ improving

0.3% of Richmond's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.

2023/24 · was 0.0%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

17.1 mo2024/25

province median 7.7 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

70.7%2024/25

province median 36.3% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

2.5%2024/25

province median 2.4% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-17.2%2023/24

province median 127.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

0.3%2023/24

province median 13.5% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.392024/25

province median 1.70 · 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

Melikhaya Knowledge Ngcongo

Deputy Mayor

Badumile T. Mbanjwa

Municipal Manager

B E Mswane

Chief Financial Officer

M Ngcobo

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

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: MK is the largest party with 10 of 17 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.