Local municipality · Mpumalanga
Mkhondo
38councillors in office
19wards
MKlargest party, 2026 · 16 of 38 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
38 seats now · 38 in the incoming council. Majority is 20. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
2 others 2 → 0 (-2)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line
Ward councillors
19 wards- Ward 1 Nosipho Doris Sangweni2026 result → ANC
- Ward 2 Bhekumuzi Enock Maisela2026 result → ANC
- Ward 3 Bongani Johannes Mchunu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 4 Goodness Thembelihle Gama2026 result → ANC
- Ward 5 Johnson Mageba Nkosi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 6 Mbongiseni Simon Ngwenya2026 result → ANC
- Ward 7 Johanna Luley Irene Brussow2026 result → DA
- Ward 8 Mduduzi Zweli Ngwenya2026 result → ANC
- Ward 9 Thokozani Wonderboy Manana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Maureen Zodwa Thomo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 11 Nhlanhla Goodman Gwebu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 12 Muzi Romeo Qedusizi Mhlanga2026 result → ANC
- Ward 13 Fikile Cecilia Mthethwa2026 result → ANC
- Ward 14 Nhlanganiso Ntando Sakhile Motha2026 result → ANC
- Ward 15 Sabelo Millton Shoba2026 result → ANC
- Ward 16 Thokozani Skhumbuzo Marcia Zulu2026 result → ANC
- Ward 17 Mthokozisi Amadi Simelane2026 result → IND
- Ward 18 Mhlaliseni Lazarus Yende2026 result → ANC
- Ward 19 Musa Samuel Lukhele2026 result → ANC
PR councillors now
19 seatsProportional 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.
- PRDuduzile Mary ThwalaANC
- PRMumsy Priscah MavusoANC
- PRMuzi ManyathiANC
- PRThembisile Eva KhumaloANC
- PRVusi Mduduzi MothaANC
- PRMalusi James DlaminiATM
- PRBhekisisa Alex DlaminiDA
- PRSamuel Jabu MethulaDA
- PRThemba Wiseman TshanduDA
- PRDudu Witness NkosiEFF
- PREsther Fikile NkosiEFF
- PRLindiwe Linchen NgubeniEFF
- PRNozibele Nokukhanya ZuluEFF
- PRSindisiwe Pretty SibiyaEFF
- PRSiphesihle Patrick MkhwanaziEFF
- PRVusumuzi Simon HlopheEFF
- PRHeinz Werner WeberFF Plus
- PRJabulani Richard SibiyaIFP
- PRTimothy Hlengisizwe MtshaliNFP
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
19 of 19 named19 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 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.
- List 1Maqhawe Wellington MlotshwaANC
- List 2Thembisile Eva KhumaloANC
- List 3Bhekabantu Hamilton MtshaliANC
- List 4Cynthia Busisiwe MkhwanaziANC
- List 5Thobile Revival DhlaminiANC
- List 6Duduzile Promise NkosiANC
- List 7Dally Goodness DladlaANC
- List 8Duduzile Mary ThwalaANC
- List 9Phindile Gqibelo MothaANC
- List 10Nelly Perfect MbokaziANC
- List 1Mzikayifani Andrias GamedeAIMSA
- List 2Themba Wiseman TshanduDA
- List 3Samuel Jabu MethulaDA
- List 1Mbali DlaminiEFF
- List 1Heinz Werner WeberFF Plus
- List 1Jabulani Richard SibiyaIFP
- List 1Vusumuzi Timothy MabuzaSDP
- List 1Lucky Nhlanhla Lundi GamedeSACP
- List 1Thandeka Zenzi MhlongoMK
How Mkhondo measures up
How we judgeMkhondo meets none 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
Mkhondo's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
!Well short 0.0 months
norm 3.0 months
Mkhondo holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.
best in Mpumalanga13 of 17worst
2024/25 · was 0.0 months→ steady
Collects what it bills?
!Well short 83%
norm 95%
For every R100 Mkhondo bills, it collects R83. Treasury expects R95.
best in Mpumalanga3 of 17worst
2024/25 · was 46%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
~Short of it 6.0%
norm 8.0%
Mkhondo spends 6.0% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Mpumalanga1 of 16worst
2024/25 · was 5.0%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
~Short of it -11%
norm 0%
Mkhondo left 11% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Mpumalanga11 of 17worst
2023/24 · was -7%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
!Well short 20.1%
norm 0.0%
20.1% of Mkhondo's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Mpumalanga9 of 17worst
2023/24 · was 20.8%↗ 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
Cash coverage
0.0 mo2024/25
province median 1.1 mo · Treasury: bad
Debtor collection
83.3%2024/25
province median 57.1% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
6.0%2024/25
province median 4.1% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-10.8%2023/24
province median 37.9% · Treasury: average
Wasteful expenditure
20.1%2023/24
province median 28.1% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.172024/25
province median 0.40 · Treasury: bad
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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