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End-of-term report · KwaZulu-Natal

Nongoma · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 41 of 45 councillors served the whole term.

45seats at the start 7ward seats changed hands 4of those changed party IFP 21largest at the start IFP 23largest at the end IFP 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.

45 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 45 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange
IFP
21 → 23 (+2)
NFP
13 → 11 (-2)
ANC
8 → 8
EFF
2 → 2
NAPF
1 → 1
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
02 Feb 2022Ward 17Dumisani Qwabe NFPby-electionBongukwazi Sonbon Mbatha NFP
02 Feb 2022Ward 20Hendry Zamani Sibiya IFPby-electionNkokhelo Msomi NFP · seat changed party
05 Apr 2023Ward 11Nicholas Sphamandla Ntshangase IFPby-electionNdukenhle Shawn Duma IFP
19 Jun 2024Ward 11Ndukenhle Shawn Duma IFPby-electionBonisiwe Cebisile Mvelase IFP
25 Feb 2026Ward 17Bongukwazi Sonbon Mbatha NFPby-electionSibusiso Fortune Ndwandwe IFP · seat changed party
18 Mar 2026Ward 7David Jabulani Mtshali NFPby-electionZamokuhle Ivy Mtshali IFP · seat changed party
18 Mar 2026Ward 20Nkokhelo Msomi NFPby-electionMandlaphezulu Perfect Khanyi IFP · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

Nongoma meets none of 4 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 4 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?
Well short
Qualified
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Nongoma's books.
2023/24↘ slipping
Money in the bank?
Well short
0.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Nongoma holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
2024/25 · was 2.5 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
No data
—
norm 95%
No collects what it bills data for Nongoma yet.
Looks after what it owns?
No data
—
norm 8.0%
No looks after what it owns data for Nongoma yet.
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+1203%
norm 0%
Nongoma overspent its building budget by 1203%.
2023/24 · was +1296%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
37.1%
norm 0.0%
37.1% of Nongoma's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
2023/24 · was 22.8%↘ slipping
Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
0.0 mo2024/25
province median 7.7 mo · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
1202.7%2023/24
province median 127.6% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
37.1%2023/24
province median 13.5% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.342024/25
province median 1.70 · 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
Mbekezeli Emmanuel Zondo
Deputy Mayor
Mthobisi Arnold Luvuno
Municipal Manager
M.M MNGUNI
Chief Financial Officer
Nonhlanhla Q Mzimela - Madwe

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 23 of 45 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.