End-of-term report · KwaZulu-Natal

Msinga · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 40 of 41 councillors served the whole term.

41seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party IFP 27largest at the start IFP 27largest at the end IFP 25largest, 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.

41 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 41 · at the end of the term.

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

IFP

27 → 27

ANC

11 → 11

ABC

1 → 1

EFF

1 → 1

IND

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
30 Nov 2022	Ward 11	Siyanda Magubane IFP	by-election	Musawenkosi Jacob Ndebele IFP

The council's record over the term

Msinga meets 2 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?

Meets the norm

Clean

An unqualified audit with no findings

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

Msinga could keep running for 29.6 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 23.2 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Well short

10%

norm 95%

For every R100 Msinga bills, it collects R10. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 37%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

No data

—

norm 8.0%

No looks after what it owns data for Msinga yet.

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+34%

norm 0%

Msinga overspent its building budget by 34%.

2023/24 · was -6%↘ slipping

3.3% of Msinga's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 11.2%↗ improving

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

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

Cash coverage

29.6 mo2024/25

province median 7.7 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

10.1%2024/25

province median 36.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

34.2%2023/24

province median 127.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

3.3%2023/24

province median 13.5% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.622024/25

province median 1.70 · 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Felinkosi Joshua Skhakhane

Deputy Mayor

Thenjiwe Busisiwe Mbatha

Municipal Manager

Senzo Lieughtenent Sokhela

Chief Financial Officer

Nhlakanipho Goodman Mvelase

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 25 of 41 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.