Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
uMhlathuze
67councillors in office
34wards · 36 from 2026
MKlargest party, 2026 · 27 of 71 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
67 seats now · 71 in the incoming council. Majority is 36. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line
Ward councillors
34 wards- Ward 1 Langelihle Goodman Cebekhulu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 2 Christo Marius Botha2026 result → DA
- Ward 3 Henning Petrus Cornelius de Wet2026 result → DA
- Ward 4 Rynie Frederika Kearns2026 result → DA
- Ward 5 Shadrack Hlalecabanga Zulu2026 result → IFP
- Ward 6 Msawakhe Anthony Mthethwa2026 result → IFP
- Ward 7 Isaac Ntokozo Zwane2026 result → IFP
- Ward 8 Nkosingiphile Cyril Mdhletshe2026 result → IFP
- Ward 9 Mandla Mdaka2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Mduduzi Sylvester Dlamini2026 result → ANC
- Ward 11 Thembinkosi Zibani2026 result → IFP
- Ward 12 Vincent Sgu Dludla2026 result → IFP
- Ward 13 Sibusiso Ndunakazi2026 result → IFP
- Ward 14 Aubrey Mondli Mthethwa2026 result → ANC
- Ward 15 Thobile Cynthia Dube2026 result → ANC
- Ward 16 Nkonzoyakhe Godshero Donda2026 result → IFP
- Ward 17 Nokubonga Nomthandazo Blose2026 result → ANC
- Ward 18 Kwazikwenkosi Selby Dlamini2026 result → ANC
- Ward 19 Thamsanqa Prince Mthiyane2026 result → ANC
- Ward 20 Siboniso Basil Ntshangase2026 result → ANC
- Ward 21 Sibongiseni Masondo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 22 Zitha Kenas Mthembu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 23 Barend Jacobus de Lange2026 result → DA
- Ward 24 Trueman Sbonelo Wiseman Mthalane2026 result → ANC
- Ward 25 Sandile Collin Sibisi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 26 Jeevaruthnam Govender2026 result → IFP
- Ward 27 Mthobisi Senzosenkosi Mtshali2026 result → ANC
- Ward 28 Siphelele Mzuvele Gumede2026 result → ANC
- Ward 29 Nkosinathi Simiso Mngomezulu2026 result → IFP
- Ward 30 Ngcebo Treasure Mlambo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 31 Siphamandla Wesley Gcabashe2026 result → ANC
- Ward 32 Zakhele Ntshaba2026 result → IFP
- Ward 33 Muziwokuthula Mdlinzeleni Msimango2026 result → IFP
- Ward 34 Ntuthuko Fanelesibonge Makhanya2026 result → ANC
PR councillors now
33 seatsProportional 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.
- PRJohn Funa MyakaACDP
- PRBabhekile Constance MthembuANC
- PRBongekile Prudence MabasoANC
- PRFortunate Nelisiwe MabuyakhuluANC
- PRKhonzeleni Duduzile SibiyaANC
- PRMduduzi Gift MhlongoANC
- PRRaphael Mduduzi ZikhaliANC
- PRSimphiwe Sizile Jeanne GumedeANC
- PRAnton Ethan Raphael RamkuarDA
- PRKaranagie NaidooDA
- PRMziwakhiwe MntshaliDA
- PRSthabelo Nkozenhle NtshangaseDA
- PRKhululiwe Constance MtshaliEFF
- PRNkosingiphile Abraham MthembuEFF
- PRNkululeko Nkonzo NgubaneEFF
- PRNompumelelo Makhosi MadidaEFF
- PRPhilile Princess NyawoEFF
- PRSfiso Wens BiyelaEFF
- PRAnneke LangeFF Plus
- PRFisokwakhe Bhekinkosi MathabaIFP
- PRIvan Jagannatham NaidooIFP
- PRJabulani Livingston NzuzaIFP
- PRJeon Zakhe MabuyakhuluIFP
- PRKingdom Mbuso MkhwanaziIFP
- PRLucas Sphakanyiswa SabelaIFP
- PRNontando Nobukhanya MafulekaIFP
- PRSandile Simo MncwangoIFP
- PRSiphesihle Happiness MkhwanaziIFP
- PRTobias Seze GumedeIFP
- PRVano Themba CeleIFP
- PRZodwa Harriet MkhizeIFP
- PRZonita GrobbelaarIFP
- PRClement Philani MavimbelaNFP
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
31 of 35 named35 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 31 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.
- List 1Thamsanqa Prince MthiyaneActionSA
- List 1Nomnotho Ntombikhona LembedeANC
- List 2Phiweyinkosi Lordsgift MhlongoANC
- List 3Babhekile Constance MthembuANC
- List 4Sikhumbuzo Buhlebuyeza MabasoANC
- List 6Vusumuzi Menzi NeneANC
- List 7Mthobisi Senzosenkosi MtshaliANC
- List 8Nokubonga Nomthandazo BloseANC
- List 9Precious Lihle MthembuANC
- List 10Simphiwe Sizile Jeanne GumedeANC
- List 11Fortunate Nelisiwe MabuyakhuluANC
- List 3Sthabelo Nkozenhle NtshangaseDA
- List 4Mziwakhiwe MntshaliDA
- List 5Amica Martinique Van den BergDA
- List 8Sfiso Sonnyboy MbuyaziDA
- List 1Sibusiso Blessing MthiyaneEFF
- List 1Marinda KellieFF Plus
- List 1Xolani NgweziIFP
- List 2Tobias Seze GumedeIFP
- List 3Nkonzoyakhe Godshero DondaIFP
- List 4Zodwa Harriet MkhizeIFP
- List 5Zonita GrobbelaarIFP
- List 6Jabulani Livingston NzuzaIFP
- List 7Celinhlanhla Nicholas MpanzaIFP
- List 8Mhloli Thulisani ButheleziIFP
- List 9Isaac Ntokozo ZwaneIFP
- List 10Ntuthuko Sikhumbuzo Bhekani DubeIFP
- List 11Kingdom Mbuso MkhwanaziIFP
- List 12Khululiwe Constance MtshaliIFP
- List 1Bhekani Zephreid NtshangaseNFP
- List 1Nomathamsanqa Mesdamas MthembuMK
How uMhlathuze measures up
How we judgeuMhlathuze meets 4 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?
✓Meets the norm Clean
An unqualified audit with no findings
uMhlathuze's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
!Well short 0.6 months
norm 3.0 months
uMhlathuze holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in KwaZulu-Natal34 of 44worst
2024/25 · was 0.6 months→ steady
Collects what it bills?
✓Meets the norm 105%
norm 95%
For every R100 uMhlathuze bills, it collects R105. Treasury expects R95.
best in KwaZulu-Natal7 of 43worst
2024/25 · was 92%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
~Short of it 6.0%
norm 8.0%
uMhlathuze spends 6.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal7 of 37worst
2024/25 · was 4.1%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
✓Meets the norm -2%
norm 0%
uMhlathuze left 2% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in KwaZulu-Natal29 of 44worst
2023/24 · was -7%↗ improving
Wastes money?
✓Meets the norm 0.0%
norm 0.0%
0.0% of uMhlathuze's spending was unauthorised, irregular or wasteful: close to Treasury's target of none.
best in KwaZulu-Natal1 of 44worst
2023/24 · was 0.0%↗ 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
Cash coverage
0.6 mo2024/25
province median 0.8 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
105.3%2024/25
province median 120.3% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
6.0%2024/25
province median 3.8% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-2.4%2023/24
province median 9.9% · Treasury: good
Wasteful expenditure
0.0%2023/24
province median 0.7% · Treasury: good
Current ratio
1.222024/25
province median 0.74 · Treasury: average
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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