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End-of-term report · KwaZulu-Natal

Newcastle · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 60 of 67 councillors served the whole term.

67seats at the start 7ward seats changed hands 6of those changed party ANC 22largest at the start IFP 23largest at the end MK 23largest, 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.

67 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 67 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange
IFP
18 → 23 (+5)
ANC
22 → 17 (-5)
EFF
8 → 8
TSSA
7 → 6 (-1)
DA
5 → 6 (+1)
ActionSA
3 → 3
ATM
1 → 1
FF Plus
1 → 1
NFP
1 → 1
PA
1 → 1
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
15 Feb 2023Ward 31Nokusa Rachel Khumalo TSSAby-electionSindisiwe Brenda Mashazi TSSA
14 Feb 2024Ward 11Mqondisi Jeffrey Dladla ANCby-electionNtokozo Innocent Mdluli IFP · seat changed party
13 Mar 2024Ward 12Reuben Moses Molelekoa ANCby-electionNtsetselelo Phindokuhle Thela IFP · seat changed party
13 Mar 2024Ward 19Nikiwe Zamile Briged Kunene ANCby-electionMusawenkosi Erick Radebe IFP · seat changed party
13 Mar 2024Ward 23Mbali Penelope Mkhwanazi ANCby-electionNelisiwe Njoko IFP · seat changed party
19 Jun 2024Ward 5Hedwick Nontethelelo Khumalo ANCby-electionMuziwensizwa Stanley Ndlovu DA · seat changed party
17 Jul 2024Ward 28Shedrack Musanwenkosi Thwala TSSAby-electionJohan Bhekinkosi Zwane IFP · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

Newcastle 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
Newcastle's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
7.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Newcastle could keep running for 7.0 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
2024/25 · was 8.7 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Meets the norm
135%
norm 95%
For every R100 Newcastle bills, it collects R135. Treasury expects R95.
2024/25 · was 105%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
1.6%
norm 8.0%
Newcastle spends 1.6% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
2024/25 · was 0.9%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+40%
norm 0%
Newcastle overspent its building budget by 40%.
2023/24 · was +82%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
9.4%
norm 0.0%
9.4% of Newcastle's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
2023/24 · was 10.8%↗ improving
Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
7.0 mo2024/25
province median 0.8 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
135.3%2024/25
province median 120.3% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
1.6%2024/25
province median 3.8% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
40.2%2023/24
province median 9.9% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
9.4%2023/24
province median 0.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.742024/25
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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor
David Xolani Dube
Deputy Mayor
Andile Nkosi
Municipal Manager
Zamokwakhe Wesley Mcineka
Chief Financial Officer
Pearl Kubheka

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 23 of 71 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.