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KwaDukuza

59councillors in office
30wards
MKlargest party, 2026 · 22 of 59 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

59 seats now · 59 in the incoming council. Majority is 30. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
MK
0 → 22 (+22)
ANC
29 → 14 (-15)
DA
9 → 14 (+5)
IFP
4 → 4
ActionSA
5 → 1 (-4)
EFF
4 → 1 (-3)
AIC
1 → 1
IND
5 → 0 (-5)
ACDP
1 → 0 (-1)
ATM
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

30 wards

PR councillors now

29 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

24 of 28 named

28 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 24 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 KwaDukuza measures up

How we judge

KwaDukuza meets 2 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
KwaDukuza's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
9.6 months
norm 3.0 months
KwaDukuza could keep running for 9.6 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in KwaZulu-Natal14 of 44worst
2024/25 · was 11.9 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Meets the norm
105%
norm 95%
For every R100 KwaDukuza bills, it collects R105. Treasury expects R95.
best in KwaZulu-Natal6 of 43worst
2024/25 · was 101%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.2%
norm 8.0%
KwaDukuza spends 2.2% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal26 of 37worst
2024/25 · was 2.3%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-32%
norm 0%
KwaDukuza left 32% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in KwaZulu-Natal38 of 44worst
2023/24 · was -29%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Short of it
2.4%
norm 0.0%
2.4% of KwaDukuza's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in KwaZulu-Natal14 of 44worst
2023/24 · was 4.6%↗ 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 Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
9.6 mo2024/25
province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
105.3%2024/25
province median 100.6% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
2.2%2024/25
province median 3.3% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-32.4%2023/24
province median -20.7% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
2.4%2023/24
province median 3.6% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.822024/25
province median 1.52 · 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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