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Zululand

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 1,1B2023/24
Reported revenueR 846,8MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage25,592 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 990,6MR 730,8M
2023/24R 1,1BR 846,8M
2024/25R 1,2BR 768,1M

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 581 035 694,00
Human ResourcesR 112 092 189,00
FinanceR 71 142 267,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 60 760 808,00
Governance FunctionR 52 907 968,00
Water TreatmentR 50 292 810,00
Mayor and CouncilR 43 789 517,00
Fleet ManagementR 41 298 738,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 26 851 632,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 18 328 588,00
SewerageR 12 615 866,00
Health ServicesR 10 625 076,00
Air TransportR 9 537 760,00
Information TechnologyR 9 185 203,00
Cultural MattersR 8 738 590,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 7 902 020,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 7 301 077,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 6 126 949,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 3 349 727,00
TourismR 3 209 893,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 3 143 953,00
Asset ManagementR 1 703 967,00
Legal ServicesR 1 098 073,00
Disaster ManagementR 545 661,00
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 coverage25,592 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-35,052%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.