Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about uMzinyathi come from
Every fact on the uMzinyathi 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: The municipality has a page for the Mayor's Office. It has a message from 'Her Worship the Mayor, Councillor Thembisile Mchunu'.
uMzinyathi District Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: 'Message from Her Worship the Mayor' section (undated, read 2026-10-18)
As of 31 Aug 2025: Cllr TH Mchunu was executive mayor. This is a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions. Cllr N Zungu was deputy mayor and Cllr TL Kunene was speaker. The speaker is the councillor who chairs council meetings. This is from the council's 2024/25 money report, called the annual financial statements. It has been checked by auditors.
National Treasury. Published 31 August 2025.
Where to look: General Information, page 2 (parties not shown)
As of 6 Mar 2025: The IFP removed uMzinyathi mayor Petros Ngubane from his position. Deputy mayor Thembisile Mchunu was to replace him.
Sunday Tribune. Published 6 March 2025.
Where to look: paragraphs 1-2, 4-5 and 8
As of 9 Nov 2021: Thembisile Happiness Mchunu was elected as an IFP councillor to the uMzinyathi district council in 2021. Mchunu was number 3 on the party's list.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: KwaZulu-Natal, DC24 - uMzinyathi, IFP, PR(3) DC 40%, MCHUNU THEMBISILE HAPPINESS
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 12 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 voters choose directly, by party. Inkatha Freedom Party: 6. African National Congress: 4. Abantu Batho Congress: 1. Democratic Alliance: 1.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 1 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave the uMzinyathi district council a qualified audit opinion for 2024-25. That is better than in 2023-24, when it got an adverse opinion.
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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