Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Big Five Hlabisa

27councillors in office

14wards

IFPlargest party, 2026 · 12 of 27 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

27 seats now · 27 in the incoming council. Majority is 14. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

IFP

15 → 12 (-3)

ANC

9 → 8 (-1)

0 → 6 (+6)

EFF

1 → 1

IND

1 → 0 (-1)

NFP

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

14 wards

PR councillors now

13 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

9 of 13 named

13 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 9 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 Big Five Hlabisa measures up

How we judge

Big Five Hlabisa 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

Big Five Hlabisa's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Big Five Hlabisa could keep running for 3.7 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in KwaZulu-Natal28 of 44worst

2024/25 · was 7.0 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Well short

norm 95%

For every R100 Big Five Hlabisa bills, it collects R4. Treasury expects R95.

best in KwaZulu-Natal35 of 43worst

2024/25 · was 88%↘ slipping

Looks after what it owns?

Short of it

5.0%

norm 8.0%

Big Five Hlabisa spends 5.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in KwaZulu-Natal12 of 37worst

2024/25 · was 5.1%→ steady

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+1252%

norm 0%

Big Five Hlabisa overspent its building budget by 1252%.

best in KwaZulu-Natal5 of 44worst

2023/24 · was +1451%↗ improving

1.8% of Big Five Hlabisa's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in KwaZulu-Natal12 of 44worst

2023/24 · was 4.4%↗ 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

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

Cash coverage

3.7 mo2024/25

province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

3.7%2024/25

province median 37.6% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

5.0%2024/25

province median 3.2% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

1251.9%2023/24

province median 41.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

1.8%2023/24

province median 24.4% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

4.392024/25

province median 0.61 · Treasury: good

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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