Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Mhlontlo come from
Every fact on the Mhlontlo 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: Mbulelo Jara is mayor of Mhlontlo.
Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: Office of the Mayor page, name heading (undated; photo upload folder 2024/10)
As of 11 Apr 2026: Councillor M.G. Jara was the full-time mayor of Kumkani Mhlontlo, according to the municipality's final 2024/25 annual report. Jara was an ANC PR councillor. A PR councillor has a seat that the party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes.
Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality. Published 11 April 2026.
Where to look: p. 6 ('CLLR M.G JARA-MAYOR'); p. 130 Appendix A, councillors with ward/party ('CLLR JARA, FT, COUNCIL MAYOR, ANC PR'); p. 215 AFS general information ('Mayor Cllr M.G. Jara'). Date = PDF creation date; uploaded 20 Apr 2026
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 51 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 1 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 40 (25 ward, 15 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 3 (0 ward, 3 party). United Democratic Movement: 3 (0 ward, 3 party). African Transformation Movement: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Independent South African National Civic Organisation: 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 51 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 Mhlontlo a qualified audit opinion 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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