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Eastern Cape / C / DC14

Joe Gqabi

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

Review source values

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

Reported expenditureR 652,5M2022/23
Reported revenueR 736,8MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,18%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-8,735 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Review source values

Reported asset values, cash or the repairs-to-asset ratio triggered a quality check. An unusual asset base or a source classification change may explain this. Raw arithmetic remains visible; the resilience score is withheld.

Evidence note 02

Evidence has limits

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

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 652,5MR 736,8M
2023/24R 637,2MR 766,2M
2024/25R 861,2MR 833,1M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,18%
2023/240,94%
2024/251,371%

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 TreatmentR 302 584 248,00
SewerageR 57 312 847,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 54 884 241,00
FinanceR 33 916 749,00
Project Management UnitR 29 431 548,00
Mayor and CouncilR 25 399 712,00
Human ResourcesR 23 887 447,00
RoadsR 22 470 846,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 18 355 379,00
Health ServicesR 17 424 337,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 16 209 902,00
Water DistributionR 12 888 056,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 10 367 358,00
Information TechnologyR 9 119 532,00
Legal ServicesR 4 802 054,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 3 629 764,00
Governance FunctionR 3 347 113,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 2 744 039,00
Indigenous ForestsR 1 784 367,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 1 448 386,00
Nature ConservationR 424 005,00
Fleet ManagementR 45 841,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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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 maintenance1,18%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-8,735 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance11,445%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.