End-of-term report · KwaZulu-Natal

Okhahlamba · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 28 of 29 councillors served the whole term.

29seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party IFP 9largest at the start IFP 9largest at the end IFP 8largest, 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.

29 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 29 · at the end of the term.

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

IFP

9 → 9

ANC

8 → 8

APEMO

6 → 6

EFF

2 → 2

NFP

2 → 2

1 → 1

NPA

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
02 Feb 2022	Ward 6	Romeo Themba Khoza IFP	by-election	Robert Simangaliso Ngwenya IFP

The council's record over the term

Okhahlamba meets none of 5 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 5 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?

Short of it

Findings

An unqualified audit with no findings

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

Okhahlamba holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 0.8 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Okhahlamba bills, it collects R6. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 6%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

No data

—

norm 8.0%

No looks after what it owns data for Okhahlamba yet.

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

+18%

norm 0%

Okhahlamba overspent its building budget by 18%.

2023/24 · was +61%↗ improving

23.9% of Okhahlamba's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 18.1%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

0.0 mo2024/25

province median 7.7 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

6.1%2024/25

province median 36.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

17.6%2023/24

province median 127.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

23.9%2023/24

province median 13.5% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.912024/25

province median 1.70 · 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Vikizitha Richard Mlotshwa

Deputy Mayor

Nothile Ernel Tshabalala

Municipal Manager

Nkosingiphile Service Malinga

Chief Financial Officer

Saziso Satisfaction Dlamini

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

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: IFP is the largest party with 8 of 29 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.