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Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Ulundi

47councillors in office
24wards · 25 from 2026
IFPlargest party, 2026 · 36 of 49 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

47 seats now · 49 in the incoming council. Majority is 25. IFP reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
IFP
32 → 36 (+4)
MK
0 → 5 (+5)
ANC
5 → 3 (-2)
NFP
7 → 2 (-5)
EFF
2 → 1 (-1)
DA
1 → 1
NPA
0 → 1 (+1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

24 wards

PR councillors now

23 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

20 of 24 named

24 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 20 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 Ulundi measures up

How we judge

Ulundi meets 1 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
Ulundi's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
9.1 months
norm 3.0 months
Ulundi could keep running for 9.1 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in KwaZulu-Natal15 of 44worst
2024/25 · was 20.4 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
-5%
norm 95%
For every R100 Ulundi bills, it collects R-5. Treasury expects R95.
best in KwaZulu-Natal42 of 43worst
2024/25 · was -4%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Short of it
6.3%
norm 8.0%
Ulundi spends 6.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal6 of 37worst
2024/25 · was 2.0%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+216%
norm 0%
Ulundi overspent its building budget by 216%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal16 of 44worst
2023/24 · was +151%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
31.4%
norm 0.0%
31.4% of Ulundi's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in KwaZulu-Natal33 of 44worst
2023/24 · was 16.3%↘ slipping

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
2021/22Qualified2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
9.1 mo2024/25
province median 7.7 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
-4.8%2024/25
province median 36.3% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
6.3%2024/25
province median 2.4% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
216.0%2023/24
province median 127.6% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
31.4%2023/24
province median 13.5% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.222024/25
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.

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