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Uthukela

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 1,2B2023/24
Reported revenueR 960,4MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage5,518 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 1,1BR 830,7M
2023/24R 1,2BR 960,4M
2024/25R 1,3BR 1B

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 578 780 931,00
FinanceR 346 345 537,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 106 476 269,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 36 385 612,00
Health ServicesR 34 218 820,00
Legal ServicesR 18 109 578,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 15 916 993,00
Mayor and CouncilR 14 362 703,00
Human ResourcesR 8 164 006,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 8 032 628,00
Media ServicesR 6 881 199,00
Disaster ManagementR 6 221 578,00
Fleet ManagementR 5 405 500,00
Laboratory ServicesR 5 316 337,00
Asset ManagementR 4 177 522,00
Information TechnologyR 2 959 524,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 1 174 481,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2020/21

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 coverage5,518 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-24,836%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.