My Councillor
Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Alfred Duma

73councillors in office
37wards
IFPlargest party, 2026 · 24 of 73 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

73 seats now · 73 in the incoming council. Majority is 37. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
IFP
33 → 24 (-9)
MK
0 → 22 (+22)
ANC
28 → 16 (-12)
DA
3 → 5 (+2)
A.B.C.D.
0 → 3 (+3)
EFF
5 → 1 (-4)
SACP
0 → 1 (+1)
MAYIBUYE
0 → 1 (+1)
ABC
1 → 0 (-1)
APEMO
1 → 0 (-1)
2 others
2 → 0 (-2)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

37 wards

PR councillors now

36 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

32 of 36 named

36 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.

How Alfred Duma measures up

How we judge

Alfred Duma 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
Alfred Duma's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
10.8 months
norm 3.0 months
Alfred Duma could keep running for 10.8 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in KwaZulu-Natal13 of 44worst
2024/25 · was 10.4 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Meets the norm
100%
norm 95%
For every R100 Alfred Duma bills, it collects R100. Treasury expects R95.
best in KwaZulu-Natal11 of 43worst
2024/25 · was 104%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
3.5%
norm 8.0%
Alfred Duma spends 3.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal16 of 37worst
2024/25 · was 3.0%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-16%
norm 0%
Alfred Duma left 16% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in KwaZulu-Natal33 of 44worst
2023/24 · was -20%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Short of it
1.1%
norm 0.0%
1.1% of Alfred Duma's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in KwaZulu-Natal8 of 44worst
2023/24 · was 0.8%↘ slipping

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 Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
10.8 mo2024/25
province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
100.5%2024/25
province median 100.6% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
3.5%2024/25
province median 3.3% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-16.4%2023/24
province median -20.7% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
1.1%2023/24
province median 3.6% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.702024/25
province median 1.52 · Treasury: good

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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