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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 2B2024/25
Reported revenueR 1,4BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage3,345 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

Audit not available

The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.

Evidence note 03

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 1 347 145 542,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 161 996 325,00
FinanceR 91 259 744,00
SewerageR 69 767 701,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 62 960 549,00
Project Management UnitR 60 058 852,00
Information TechnologyR 46 189 679,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 36 375 751,00
Fleet ManagementR 32 985 749,00
Human ResourcesR 26 351 979,00
Mayor and CouncilR 19 991 452,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 16 153 312,00
Legal ServicesR 13 384 698,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 11 394 860,00
Disaster ManagementR 11 362 136,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 8 692 384,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 6 353 392,00
Asset ManagementR 5 904 565,00
Population DevelopmentR 4 899 087,00
Governance FunctionR 2 688 845,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 605 252,00
Health ServicesR 1 660 776,00
RoadsR 810 559,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 34 667,00
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 coverage3,345 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-43,96%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.