Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Maphumulo come from
Every fact on the Maphumulo 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: Councillor Z.F. Khuzwayo-Dlamini is mayor, according to the municipality's mayor page.
Maphumulo Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: Mayor page, caption 'Councillor Z.F. Khuzwayo-Dlamini, Honourable Mayor' (undated, read 2026-10-18; site footer © 2026)
As of 28 Nov 2025: Cllr Z.F. Khuzwayo Dlamini of the ANC was mayor in the year ended 30 June 2025. Cllr P.S. Shezi of the Independent Alliance was deputy mayor from 23 August 2024. Cllr C.S. Shange of the ANC was speaker from 16 August 2024. This is from the audited annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor).
Maphumulo Local Municipality. Published 28 November 2025.
Where to look: page 1, General Information; approval on page 3 dated 28 November 2025
As of 30 Jun 2023: Cllr Z.F. Khuzwayo Dlamini of the ANC was mayor from 23 February 2023, the audited financial statements for 2022/23 record. This replaced Cllr S.Z. Nyathikazi of the IFP, who was mayor until 22 February 2023. Cllr C.S. Shange of the ANC became deputy mayor on 2 March 2023. Cllr S.T. Chili of the EFF moved from deputy mayor to speaker on 15 March 2023. Chili replaced Cllr M.L. Ngidi of the IFP.
Maphumulo Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: General Information page, 'Executive committee' list (Mayor, Councillors rows)
As of 1 Dec 2022: After the 2021 election, the ANC held 11 of 23 seats. That was one more than the IFP. The IFP took the post of mayor with support from the EFF and the Independent Alliance. The ANC held ward 11 in a November 2022 by-election (a vote to fill one empty ward seat). A ward is an area with its own councillor.
Daily Maverick. Published 1 December 2022.
Where to look: Ward 11 (Maphumulo) entry
As of 9 Nov 2021: In 2021, Zibuyisile Fortunate Dlamini was elected in Maphumulo as an ANC PR councillor. A PR councillor is a councillor a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Dlamini was number 2 on the list.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: KZN294 - Maphumulo rows, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, PR(2)
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 23 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2 of 3, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 11 (6 ward, 5 party). Inkatha Freedom Party: 10 (6 ward, 4 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Independent Alliance: 1 (0 ward, 1 party).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: winning party per ward for every by-election since 2021 (dashboard data files: MapsJason/2021/ByElections.js and LoadCouncillorsService); read 2026-10-18
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: ward councillor rows for this council (party per ward elected in 2021)
The seats now
Who holds the 23 seats now, counted up to 24 Jun 2026. How we count: This is our own count, not an official IEC table. We start with the 2021 party seats from the IEC. Then we add the party that last won each ward, in 2021 or in a by-election. Party seats stay with their party, and councillors can't switch parties. So only ward by-elections change these totals. An empty seat is counted with the party that last held it. The IEC lists by-elections on 5 Oct 2022, but it does not show who won them. So any ward that changed hands that day is not counted.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: winning party per ward for every by-election since 2021 (dashboard data files: MapsJason/2021/ByElections.js and LoadCouncillorsService); read 2026-10-18
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: ward councillor rows for this council (party per ward elected in 2021)
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave Maphumulo an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
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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