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O R Tambo

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 1,6B2022/23
Reported revenueR 1,4BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,907 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 1,4B
2023/24R 2BR 1,6B
2024/25R 2BR 1,8B

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 1 009 672 861,00
FinanceR 152 424 470,00
Mayor and CouncilR 132 148 733,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 100 415 339,00
Human ResourcesR 57 571 653,00
Security ServicesR 44 023 642,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 34 675 941,00
Information TechnologyR 23 774 666,00
Disaster ManagementR 23 665 875,00
Health ServicesR 22 855 108,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 20 715 566,00
Governance FunctionR 13 925 313,00
Legal ServicesR 10 974 848,00
HousingR 10 601 369,00
Population DevelopmentR 9 888 122,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 8 533 114,00
Nature ConservationR 4 458 301,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 4 096 240,00
TourismR 2 821 499,00
Public TransportR 1 942 287,00
Central City Improvement DistrictR 1 486 567,00
Supply Chain Management-R 79 454 572,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2011/12

Disclaimer of opinion

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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 coverage1,907 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-12,122%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.