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Abaqulusi

45councillors in office
23wards · 24 from 2026
IFPlargest party, 2026 · 20 of 47 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

45 seats now · 47 in the incoming council. Majority is 24. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
IFP
22 → 20 (-2)
MK
0 → 13 (+13)
ANC
13 → 8 (-5)
DA
2 → 3 (+1)
NFP
4 → 1 (-3)
EFF
3 → 1 (-2)
FF Plus
1 → 1
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

23 wards

PR councillors now

22 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

14 of 23 named

23 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 14 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 Abaqulusi measures up

How we judge

Abaqulusi 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
Abaqulusi's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Well short
0.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Abaqulusi holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in KwaZulu-Natal41 of 44worst
2024/25 · was 2.6 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Meets the norm
102%
norm 95%
For every R100 Abaqulusi bills, it collects R102. Treasury expects R95.
best in KwaZulu-Natal9 of 43worst
2024/25 · was 90%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Meets the norm
10.3%
norm 8.0%
Abaqulusi spends 10.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal2 of 37worst
2024/25 · was 8.2%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+42%
norm 0%
Abaqulusi overspent its building budget by 42%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal23 of 44worst
2023/24 · was +28%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
44.7%
norm 0.0%
44.7% of Abaqulusi's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in KwaZulu-Natal38 of 44worst
2023/24 · was 44.7%→ steady

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
0.0 mo2024/25
province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
102.0%2024/25
province median 37.6% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
10.3%2024/25
province median 3.2% · Treasury: good
Capital budget spent
41.6%2023/24
province median 41.6% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
44.7%2023/24
province median 24.4% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.822024/25
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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