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IndicatorVictor KhanyeMpumalanga · B
Financial resilience35,1 / 100
Reported expenditureR 1B
Reported revenueR 691,5M
Maintenance ratio3,991%
Cash coverage1,665 months
Operating balance-48,087%
Audit opinionQualified

Larger spending totals can reflect population and responsibilities. Figures are nominal; an absolute amount is not a measure of efficiency. Financial resilience does not measure service quality.

Reported expenditure, side by side

Nominal ZAR · Same financial year
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CategoryExpenditure
Victor KhanyeR 1 023 988 520,00

This chart compares scale of expenditure, not service delivery or efficiency. Missing expenditure is omitted from the bars and retained in the comparison table.