Checked 16 October 2026

Where the facts about King Cetshwayo come from

Every fact on the King Cetshwayo page, with the sources we used. We save a copy of each source on the day we read it.

Which party controls the council?

Dated reports

On the council's website, no date shown: On its council members page, the district's website names Cllr S.Z. Dlamini as mayor, using the words 'His Worship the Mayor'. It names Cllr P.P. Xulu as deputy mayor. Its home page shows 'Municipal Mayor Cllr SZ Dlamini'.

Council Members (opens in a new tab)

King Cetshwayo District Municipality. Page is undated.

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As of 12 Nov 2024: IFP councillor Sikhumbuzo Dlamini was elected mayor of the King Cetshwayo District Municipality, replacing Thamsanqa Ntuli, who became Premier of KwaZulu-Natal.

IFP's Sikhumbuzo Dlamini elected mayor of King Cetshwayo District Municipality (opens in a new tab)

EWN. Published 12 November 2024.

Where to look: paragraphs 1-3

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As of 9 Nov 2021: In 2021, Sikhumbuzo Zephania Dlamini and Philile Patience Xulu were elected as IFP councillors to the King Cetshwayo District Council. Dlamini was number 1 on the PR list (parties get PR seats from this list, to match their share of the votes). Xulu was number 2. The directly elected seats make up 40% of the council's seats.

LGE2021 Councillor Lists - 9 Nov 2021 (opens in a new tab)

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.

Where to look: DC28 - King Cetshwayo rows, INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY, PR(1) and PR(2), DC 40%

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How were the seats split?

The 2021 result

Who won the 18 seats in 2021.

LGE 2021 Seat Calculation Detail: DC28 King Cetshwayo (opens in a new tab)

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.

Where to look: pp. 1-2 of 2 (page not shown), seat table, Total Party Seats column

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Every party

The seats voters choose directly, by party. Inkatha Freedom Party: 9. African National Congress: 7. Democratic Alliance: 1. Economic Freedom Fighters: 1.

LGE 2021 Seat Calculation Detail: DC28 King Cetshwayo (opens in a new tab)

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.

Where to look: pp. 1-2 of 2 (page not shown), seat table, Total Party Seats column

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What the official records say

Audit result

The Auditor-General gave the King Cetshwayo district council a clean audit (unqualified with no findings) for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

Consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes 2024-25: King Cetshwayo District (opens in a new tab)

Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.

Where to look: 'Audit outcome for 2024-25' box and the change from 2023-24 under it (audit of separate financial statements, finalised by 30 April 2026)

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