Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Greater Kokstad

19councillors in office

10wards · 11 from 2026

ANClargest party, 2026 · 11 of 21 seats

Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

19 seats now · 21 in the incoming council. Majority is 11. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

ANC

12 → 11 (-1)

0 → 4 (+4)

EFF

4 → 2 (-2)

2 → 2

0 → 1 (+1)

ATM

0 → 1 (+1)

AIC

1 → 0 (-1)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

10 wards

PR councillors now

9 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

6 of 10 named

10 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 6 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 Greater Kokstad measures up

How we judge

Greater Kokstad 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

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

Greater Kokstad could keep running for 6.9 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.

best in KwaZulu-Natal19 of 44worst

2024/25 · was 6.3 months↗ improving

Collects what it bills?

Meets the norm

104%

norm 95%

For every R100 Greater Kokstad bills, it collects R104. Treasury expects R95.

best in KwaZulu-Natal8 of 43worst

2024/25 · was 102%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Well short

1.9%

norm 8.0%

Greater Kokstad spends 1.9% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

best in KwaZulu-Natal28 of 37worst

2024/25 · was 3.2%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Well short

-25%

norm 0%

Greater Kokstad left 25% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

best in KwaZulu-Natal37 of 44worst

2023/24 · was +4%↘ slipping

4.8% of Greater Kokstad's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

best in KwaZulu-Natal19 of 44worst

2023/24 · was 2.2%↘ slipping

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

6.9 mo2024/25

province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: good

Debtor collection

103.7%2024/25

province median 100.6% · Treasury: good

Repairs and maintenance

1.9%2024/25

province median 3.3% · Treasury: bad

Capital budget spent

-25.0%2023/24

province median -20.7% · Treasury: bad

Wasteful expenditure

4.8%2023/24

province median 3.6% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.312024/25

province median 1.52 · 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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