Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about uMuziwabantu come from
Every fact on the uMuziwabantu 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
As of 31 Aug 2025: Cllr LS Zungu was mayor and Cllr NP Luthuli was deputy mayor. Cllr PN Shebi was speaker and Cllr GM Cele was chief whip (the councillor who leads the party's members in votes). This is from the audited 2024/25 annual financial statements.
National Treasury. Published 31 August 2025.
Where to look: General Information, page 1 (Mayor; Councillors list items 1-3); approval date 31 August 2025 (accounting officer's statement); parties not shown
As of 28 Feb 2025: Cllr L S Zungu signed the 2023/24 annual report as mayor.
National Treasury. Published 28 February 2025.
Where to look: Section 1, Mayor's foreword, pp. 1-3 (party not stated; date is the Treasury upload date); training table p. 13 lists 'P Shebi Speaker'
As of 14 Dec 2021: At the first council meeting the ANC's Sbo Zungu was elected mayor. Al Jama-ah's Mondli Ncayiyana was elected deputy mayor. The DA's Victor Mbatha was elected speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings).
Daily News. Published 14 December 2021.
Where to look: paragraphs 2 and 6
As of 9 Nov 2021: Lindelani Siboniso Zungu was elected as the ANC ward councillor for uMuziwabantu Ward 5 in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: KZN214 - uMuziwabantu: ANC, ward 52104005, ZUNGU LINDELANI SIBONISO
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 21 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). African National Congress: 10 (9 ward, 1 party). Inkatha Freedom Party: 6 (2 ward, 4 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Abantu Batho Congress: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Al Jama-ah: 1 (0 ward, 1 party). Democratic 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 21 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 uMuziwabantu 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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