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.
Year-end cash covered less than one month of reported operating expenditure. Review the financial statements for context.
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 317,7M | R 280,8M |
| 2023/24 | R 346,4M | R 293,1M |
| 2024/25 | R 402,3M | R 278,6M |
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 99 772 420,00 |
| Finance | R 69 157 341,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 68 887 327,00 |
| Asset Management | R 37 676 253,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 24 353 368,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 24 149 693,00 |
| Roads | R 14 109 559,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 12 045 230,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 9 752 500,00 |
| Sports Grounds and Stadiums | R 8 223 793,00 |
| Health Services | R 6 949 768,00 |
| Electricity | R 6 749 024,00 |
| Sewerage | R 4 997 347,00 |
| Waste Water Treatment | R 4 427 699,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 3 782 168,00 |
| Public Toilets | R 2 803 082,00 |
| Water Treatment | R 2 417 976,00 |
| Property Services | R 1 374 439,00 |
| Human Resources | R 757 943,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 314 951,00 |
| Cultural Matters | R 191 260,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 32 322,00 |
| Information Technology | -R 646 807,00 |
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 | 0,549 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -44,4% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |