End-of-term report · KwaZulu-Natal

Greater Kokstad · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 19 of 19 councillors served the whole term.

19seats at the start 0ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party ANC 12largest at the start ANC 12largest at the end ANC 11largest, elected 2026

How the council changed during the term

Seats as elected in 2021 against seats on the eve of the 2026 election. Differences come from by-elections and mid-term replacements recorded by the IEC; PR replacements that parties made without a by-election are not captured.

19 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 19 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange

ANC

12 → 12

EFF

4 → 4

2 → 2

AIC

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

No ward seat changed hands during the term.

The council's record over the term

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.

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.

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%.

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.

2023/24 · was +4%↘ slipping

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

2023/24 · was 2.2%↘ slipping

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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Marcus Neville Lwanda Madikizela

Deputy Mayor

Karen Walker

Municipal Manager

Sipho Raynold Zwane

Chief Financial Officer

Wandisile Dotye

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: ANC is the largest party with 11 of 21 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.