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End-of-term report · Mpumalanga

Mkhondo · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 32 of 38 councillors served the whole term.

38seats at the start 6ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party ANC 21largest at the start ANC 22largest at the end MK 16largest, 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.

38 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 38 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange
ANC
21 → 22 (+1)
EFF
7 → 7
DA
4 → 4
IND
2 → 1 (-1)
ATM
1 → 1
FF Plus
1 → 1
IFP
1 → 1
NFP
1 → 1
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
23 Nov 2022Ward 15Khanyisile Dorien Masondo ANCby-electionSabelo Millton Shoba ANC
05 Apr 2023Ward 1Philisiwe Gloria Sikhosana ANCby-electionNosipho Doris Sangweni ANC
05 Apr 2023Ward 2Eunice Shabangu ANCby-electionBhekumuzi Enock Maisela ANC
05 Apr 2023Ward 19Dumisani Solomon Nkosi ANCby-electionMusa Samuel Lukhele ANC
28 Jun 2023Ward 12Sbonelo Brian Pollen Ntshangase ANCby-electionMuzi Romeo Qedusizi Mhlanga ANC
17 Dec 2025Ward 14Walter Henry Vilakazi INDby-electionNhlanganiso Ntando Sakhile Motha ANC · seat changed party

The council's record over the term

Mkhondo 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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
2023/24 · was 20.8%↗ improving
Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
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.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor
Ngelosi Ndlovu
Municipal Manager
Mthandeni Mkhonza
Chief Financial Officer
Kgomotsho Duba

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

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: MK is the largest party with 16 of 38 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.