Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Emadlangeni

11councillors in office

6wards

IFPlargest party, 2026 · 4 of 11 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

11 seats now · 11 in the incoming council. Majority is 6. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

IFP

4 → 4

ANC

4 → 3 (-1)

0 → 3 (+3)

1 → 1

EFF

1 → 0 (-1)

NFP

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

6 wards

PR councillors now

5 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

4 of 5 named

5 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 4 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.

List 1Mary Christa Khalipha HlatshwayoANC
List 2Njabulo NkosiANC
List 3Sinoxolo MngxaliANC
List 1Nokuthula Favourite NeneMK

How Emadlangeni measures up

How we judge

Emadlangeni 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

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

Emadlangeni could keep running for 4.7 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in KwaZulu-Natal24 of 44worst

2024/25 · was 1.3 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

278%

norm 95%

For every R100 Emadlangeni bills, it collects R278. Treasury expects R95.

best in KwaZulu-Natal2 of 43worst

2024/25 · was 6%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

0.3%

norm 8.0%

Emadlangeni spends 0.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in KwaZulu-Natal36 of 37worst

2024/25 · was 0.8%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-90%

norm 0%

Emadlangeni left 90% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in KwaZulu-Natal43 of 44worst

2023/24 · was +320%↗ improving

37.8% of Emadlangeni's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in KwaZulu-Natal36 of 44worst

2023/24 · was 52.3%↗ improving

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

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

Cash coverage

4.7 mo2024/25

province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

277.7%2024/25

province median 37.6% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

0.3%2024/25

province median 3.2% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-89.5%2023/24

province median 41.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

37.8%2023/24

province median 24.4% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

0.552024/25

province median 0.61 · 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.

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