Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Maphumulo

23councillors in office

12wards · 13 from 2026

MKlargest party, 2026 · 10 of 25 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

23 seats now · 25 in the incoming council. Majority is 13. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

0 → 10 (+10)

IFP

10 → 8 (-2)

ANC

11 → 6 (-5)

EFF

1 → 1

IND

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

12 wards

PR councillors now

11 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

11 of 12 named

12 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 11 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 Maphumulo measures up

How we judge

Maphumulo 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

Maphumulo's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.

Maphumulo could keep running for 80.1 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in KwaZulu-Natal1 of 44worst

2024/25 · was 68.5 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

261%

norm 95%

For every R100 Maphumulo bills, it collects R261. Treasury expects R95.

best in KwaZulu-Natal3 of 43worst

2024/25 · was 246%↗ improving

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.7%

norm 8.0%

Maphumulo spends 1.7% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in KwaZulu-Natal30 of 37worst

2024/25 · was 2.1%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

+490%

norm 0%

Maphumulo overspent its building budget by 490%.

best in KwaZulu-Natal10 of 44worst

2023/24 · was +350%↘ slipping

11.6% of Maphumulo's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in KwaZulu-Natal24 of 44worst

2023/24 · was 34.0%↗ 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

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

Cash coverage

80.1 mo2024/25

province median 7.7 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

261.1%2024/25

province median 36.3% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

1.7%2024/25

province median 2.4% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

489.8%2023/24

province median 127.6% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

11.6%2023/24

province median 13.5% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

2.162024/25

province median 1.70 · 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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