My Councillor
Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

29councillors in office
15wards
MKlargest party, 2026 · 12 of 29 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

29 seats now · 29 in the incoming council. Majority is 15. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
MK
0 → 12 (+12)
ANC
16 → 11 (-5)
IFP
4 → 3 (-1)
DA
3 → 2 (-1)
EFF
6 → 1 (-5)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

15 wards

PR councillors now

14 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 14 named

14 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 Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma measures up

How we judge

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma 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
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
28.3 months
norm 3.0 months
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma could keep running for 28.3 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in KwaZulu-Natal5 of 44worst
2024/25 · was 11.3 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Meets the norm
600%
norm 95%
For every R100 Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma bills, it collects R600. Treasury expects R95.
best in KwaZulu-Natal1 of 43worst
2024/25 · was 77%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.3%
norm 8.0%
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma spends 2.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in KwaZulu-Natal25 of 37worst
2024/25 · was 3.1%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-13%
norm 0%
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma left 13% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in KwaZulu-Natal32 of 44worst
2023/24 · was -12%→ steady
Wastes money?
Well short
9.7%
norm 0.0%
9.7% of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in KwaZulu-Natal23 of 44worst
2023/24 · was 0.8%↘ 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 Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
28.3 mo2024/25
province median 4.4 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
600.5%2024/25
province median 37.6% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
2.3%2024/25
province median 3.2% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-12.8%2023/24
province median 41.6% · Treasury: average
Wasteful expenditure
9.7%2023/24
province median 24.4% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
4.702024/25
province median 0.61 · 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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