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

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Reported expenditureR 546,5M2023/24
Reported revenueR 555MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio9,523%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage5,556 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Follow the evidence

Compare matched annual figures, audit outcomes and underlying Treasury records before drawing conclusions.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 541,4MR 577,8M
2023/24R 546,5MR 555M
2024/25R 556,5MR 562,2M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/2315,344%
2023/249,523%
2024/257,174%

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
RoadsR 227 273 975,00
Water TreatmentR 101 018 752,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 54 693 382,00
Water DistributionR 44 019 654,00
Health ServicesR 29 971 558,00
FinanceR 25 230 970,00
Mayor and CouncilR 10 657 919,00
Information TechnologyR 10 388 479,00
Human ResourcesR 7 219 293,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 6 926 742,00
Property ServicesR 5 304 634,00
Disaster ManagementR 4 324 729,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 4 104 550,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 967 659,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 3 598 134,00
TourismR 2 281 403,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 247 009,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 1 529 258,00
Governance FunctionR 1 465 835,00
Risk ManagementR 174 509,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 64 957,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

Unqualified - No findings

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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 maintenance9,523%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage5,556 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance1,541%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.