PR councillor

Bathobekile Happiness Shange

IFP PR councillor, eThekwini

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.

01 Nov 2021in office since

Hands over · first council sitting

Takes office · first council sitting

Shows up? · eThekwini council meetings

Well short

82% present · 65 meetings · council median 88% · leave 1 · absent 11

Present at 82% of 65 council meetings, leave granted for 1, absent without leave 11 times.

Meeting by meeting, and by year

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

2025/26

presentarrived lateleave grantedabsent, no leave

Year	Present	Meetings	Leave	Absent
2025/26	67%	6	0	2
2024/25	88%	17	0	2
2023/24	77%	17	1	3
2022/23	79%	14	0	3
2021/22	91%	11	0	1

From the council's published minutes. Leave granted by council does not count against the councillor. Whole council · how we judge.

Record

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04 Nov 2026 · expected PR seat
PR seat, list position 11, eThekwini IFP
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01 Nov 2021 · took office
PR seat, eThekwini IFP
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