Party in council
Inkatha Freedom Party in Mfolozi
18 of 35 seats now (14 ward, 4 PR). From 2026: 16 of 35 seats (12 ward, 4 PR), as declared by the IEC.
IFP
Ward councillors now
- Ward 1 · Goodness Mpumalanga Khumalo
- Ward 2 · Amose Mfaniseni Mtshali
- Ward 3 · Emmah Sibongile Mthethwa
- Ward 4 · Thomas Zakhele Mdhletshe
- Ward 6 · Celimpilo Makhunga
- Ward 8 · Timothy Mzibeni Biyela
- Ward 9 · Sibonelo Goodenough Mthethwa
- Ward 10 · Sikhumbuzo Zwelinkosi Mtetwa
- Ward 12 · Xolani Michael Bhengu
- Ward 13 · Thulakusinda Ndimande
- Ward 14 · Norman Sibusiso Ngubane
- Ward 15 · Nhlakanipho Conco
- Ward 17 · Wiseman Fihlokwakhe Njoko
- Ward 18 · Mbongeni Emmanuel Shobede
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 1 · Goodness Mpumalanga Khumalo · 64.1%
- Ward 2 · Amose Mfaniseni Mtshali · 36.5%
- Ward 3 · Ntobeko Mthokozisi Qwabe · 41.5%
- Ward 5 · Senzo Dumisani Gina · 47.7%
- Ward 7 · Ntuthuko Sydwell Ndlela · 51.3%
- Ward 8 · Timothy Mzibeni Biyela · 51.0%
- Ward 9 · Sakhile Phiwayinkosi Brian Thwala · 53.7%
- Ward 10 · Sikhumbuzo Zwelinkosi Mtetwa · 50.0%
- Ward 12 · Xolani Michael Bhengu · 58.1%
- Ward 13 · Thulakusinda Ndimande · 83.6%
- Ward 15 · name not published · 42.2%
- Ward 17 · Wiseman Fihlokwakhe Njoko · 51.2%
- Ward 18 · Cebolabo Bhekizazi Mkhwanazi · 48.1%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Mkhangezeni Mlungisi Mthiyane · list 1
- Nhlakanipho Conco · list 2
- Emmah Sibongile Mthethwa · list 3
- Nkanyiso Armstrong Zulu · list 4
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. New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.