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Who runs Ulundi?

W. M. Ntshangase (IFP) is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Ulundi, as of 16 Oct 2026. In 2021, the IFP won more than half of the (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) in Ulundi.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Which party controls the council?

Voters choose the (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.). The council chooses the (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.).

Wilson Ntshangase of the IFP is mayor. The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) mayor page names him (October 2026). In 2021, the IFP won 32 of the 47 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). That is a majority. No by-election (a vote to fill one empty (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.) seat) since then has changed this.

What the sources said, by date

  1. As of 16 Oct 2026

    Cllr W. M. Ntshangase is mayor, according to the municipality's mayor page. The page does not state the (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.).

  2. This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.

    As of 31 Aug 2025

    (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) W M Ntshangase was mayor and Councillor T G Madela was deputy mayor. Councillor S M Buthelezi was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). This is from the audited annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor) for the year ended 30 June 2025. They do not state the parties.

  3. As of 2 May 2024

    Ulundi Local Municipality mayor Wilson Ntshangase spoke at a business breakfast in Ulundi in April 2024.

  4. As of 11 Sep 2023

    Wilson Ntshangase is mayor of the Ulundi Local Municipality, which is run by the IFP.

  5. As of 9 Nov 2021

    In 2021, Wilson Mfana Ntshangase was elected in Ulundi as an IFP proportional representation councillor. A PR councillor is a councillor a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Ntshangase was number 1 on the list.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 47 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) now, counted up to 24 Jun 2026. A (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) needs 24 seats to run the (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) on its own. The IFP has 32, so it can choose the (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) and pass the budget on its own.

  • IFP32
  • National Freedom Party7
  • ANC5
  • EFF2
  • DA1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 24. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. One party has no colour on record, so it is grey too.

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What has the council done?

We have not checked any claims about this (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) yet. That is not a mark for or against it.

Core servicesWater, lights, rubbish and roads: what your council runs.No checks yet

Housing and landHouses, informal settlements and title deeds.No checks yet

Safety and jobsCrime, metro police and work in your area.No checks yet

Governance and moneyCorruption, audits and budgets: how your council uses your money.No checks yet

What the official records say

From the Auditor-General and the national government. Every council gets the same checks. A council that is not on a list shows no row.

The Auditor-General gave Ulundi an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means its accounts were right, but the Auditor-General found other problems, such as broken laws or weak reports on its work.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?

Ulundi has 24 (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.). You can only vote at the (Voting station The place where you vote, often a school or a hall. You can only vote at the one where you are registered.) where you are (Registered Your name is on the voters' roll. Registration for this election closed on 7 August 2026.).

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