Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Mpofana come from
Every fact on the Mpofana 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: Cllr TM Magubane of the ANC is mayor and chair of the executive committee, according to the municipality's council page. The page gives the council as ANC 7, DA 1, EFF 1 and IFP 1.
Mpofana Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: undated, read 2026-10-18; 'Governance Structures' paragraph (seats) and councillor list entry 'Cllr TM Magubane, Party: ANC, Ward: 04, Position: Mayor'
As of 31 Aug 2025: In the financial year to 30 June 2025, Cllr T.M. Magubane was mayor and Cllr Z.A. Dladla was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings).
National Treasury. Published 31 August 2025.
Where to look: General Information, page 1 (Mayor, Speaker); approved 31 Aug 2025 (page 5); no parties given
As of 2 Dec 2024: Maureen Magubane is mayor of the Mpofana municipality, which is run by the ANC. The ANC has seven of the ten councillors.
Daily News. Published 2 December 2024.
Where to look: paragraph 1 (mayor named), paragraphs 7-8 ('ANC-run'; ANC has seven of the ten councillors)
As of 12 Sep 2024: The ANC kept Ward 4, which is Rietvlei Middelrus, in a September 2024 by-election. The by-election was held after the ward councillor switched to MK.
Daily Maverick. Published 12 September 2024.
Where to look: section 'Ward 4 (Rietvlei Middelrus) Mpofana: ANC 49% (68%) IFP 31% (18%) MK 19% NFP 1% (1%)'
As of 9 Nov 2021: Thembi Maureen Magubane was elected in Mpofana in 2021. Magubane was an ANC PR councillor (a seat from the party's list, to match its share of the votes).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: KZN223 - Mpofana: ANC PR(1) MAGUBANE THEMBI MAUREEN
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 10 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: pp. 1-2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 7 (5 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Inkatha Freedom Party: 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 10 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 Mpofana 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)
Doubt it can pay its bills
The Auditor-General found a going concern uncertainty at Mpofana in 2024-25, for the 13th year in a row.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: p. 50 (PDF page 54), 'Sixty-two municipalities with going concern uncertainty and consecutive years in this position', KwaZulu-Natal, 'Mpofana LM' row; p. 49 explains the measure
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