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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 coverage4,428 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 1,2BR 1,2B
2023/24R 1,4BR 1,4B
2024/25R 1,6BR 1,5B

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 908 569 505,00
SewerageR 131 789 768,00
FinanceR 95 441 804,00
Disaster ManagementR 91 021 399,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 63 119 250,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 52 314 554,00
Population DevelopmentR 22 929 100,00
Mayor and CouncilR 21 222 453,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 17 991 886,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 11 519 407,00
Fleet ManagementR 9 661 391,00
Information TechnologyR 7 405 845,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 5 713 166,00
Human ResourcesR 4 495 352,00
RoadsR 2 363 478,00
Security ServicesR 1 677 101,00
Governance FunctionR 1 363 653,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 860 000,00
Pollution ControlR 760 689,00
Cultural MattersR 528 565,00
Provincial Cultural MattersR 285 522,00
EducationR 144 330,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 122 412,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 63 096,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 43 450,00
Development FacilitationR 28 260,00
Aged CareR 2 800,00
Legal Services-R 3 600,00
Asset Management-R 41 462 905,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

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 coverage4,428 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-3,253%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.