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Chris Hani

A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.

Insufficient evidence

Financial resilience: a transparent indicator of financial position. Understand the calculation

Reported expenditureR 1,4B2023/24
Reported revenueR 1,4BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage4,427 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Evidence has limits

A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.

Evidence note 02

Operating deficit

Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 1,6BR 1,3B
2023/24R 1,4BR 1,4B
2024/25R 2BR 1,4B

Maintenance over time

No reported values are available for this chart.

Where expenditure goes

Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.

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CategoryExpenditure
Water DistributionR 684 953 565,00
SewerageR 167 865 100,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 150 362 410,00
FinanceR 83 399 247,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 60 673 515,00
Information TechnologyR 41 540 022,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 36 024 406,00
Project Management UnitR 35 738 851,00
Fleet ManagementR 30 737 541,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 26 638 208,00
Human ResourcesR 24 431 954,00
Legal ServicesR 21 052 739,00
Mayor and CouncilR 19 740 927,00
Disaster ManagementR 12 173 763,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 11 597 028,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 8 035 797,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 6 806 636,00
Population DevelopmentR 4 500 532,00
Governance FunctionR 3 672 524,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 622 279,00
Asset ManagementR 2 906 691,00
Health ServicesR 1 223 857,00
RoadsR 844 283,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 1 231,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2015/16

Qualified

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An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.

Trace each indicator

The evidence behind the view.

IndicatorReported valueWhat it tells youEvidence
Repairs and maintenanceNot reportedAudited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage4,427 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-3,951%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.