End-of-term report · KwaZulu-Natal

Inkosi Mtubatuba · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 43 of 45 councillors served the whole term.

45seats at the start 2ward seats changed hands 2of those changed party IFP 19largest at the start IFP 21largest at the end IFP 18largest, 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
19 → 21 (+2)
ANC
16 → 14 (-2)
EFF
4 → 4
ACDP
1 → 1
AIC
1 → 1
DA
1 → 1
IND
1 → 1
NFP
1 → 1
UDM
1 → 1
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
18 Jan 2023Ward 9Laurence Jabulani Zikhali ANCby-electionJoy Bukiswa Mthiyane IFP · seat changed party
15 Feb 2023Ward 4Ndumiso Emmanuel Zuma ANCby-electionNtokozo Sikhumbuzo Mtimkulu IFP · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

Inkosi Mtubatuba 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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor
Cllr. Mxolisi Mthethwa
Deputy Mayor
Cllr. Muziwenkosi Zwilenkosi Shobede
Municipal Manager
Thamsanqa V. Xulu
Chief Financial Officer
Vukani Kheneth Gumede

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