Evidence has limits
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 1,1B | R 830,7M |
| 2023/24 | R 1,2B | R 960,4M |
| 2024/25 | R 1,3B | R 1B |
Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.
| Category | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Water Distribution | R 971 978 168,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 120 772 144,00 |
| Finance | R 71 580 651,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 39 103 129,00 |
| Health Services | R 30 664 247,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 19 251 991,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 14 696 015,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 13 465 322,00 |
| Human Resources | R 8 257 583,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 7 389 427,00 |
| Media Services | R 7 286 912,00 |
| Legal Services | R 6 546 219,00 |
| Laboratory Services | R 5 614 052,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 5 410 191,00 |
| Asset Management | R 4 559 010,00 |
| Information Technology | R 3 609 447,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 1 562 951,00 |
An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.
| Indicator | Reported value | What it tells you | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs and maintenance | Not reported | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 5,934 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -31,37% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |