Evidence has limits
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
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Kwazulu-Natal / C / DC27
Umkhanyakude
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
Reported expenditureR 1,1B2024/25
Reported revenueR 747,6MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage2,078 monthsLiquidity indicator
Audit not available
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
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 endView exact figures
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 753M | R 607,2M |
| 2023/24 | R 847,3M | R 674,7M |
| 2024/25 | R 1,1B | R 747,6M |
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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| Category | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Water Distribution | R 469 084 462,00 |
| Finance | R 193 260 348,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 88 309 442,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 63 382 536,00 |
| Security Services | R 55 314 396,00 |
| Electricity | R 47 778 839,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 43 456 407,00 |
| Asset Management | R 41 561 947,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 36 625 802,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 23 199 611,00 |
| Water Treatment | R 21 471 391,00 |
| Public Toilets | R 16 617 102,00 |
| Human Resources | R 7 431 640,00 |
| Literacy Programmes | R 4 889 833,00 |
| Roads | R 3 466 794,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 1 396 785,00 |
| Development Facilitation | R 738 218,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 531 805,00 |
| Agricultural | R 327 360,00 |
| Child Care Facilities | R 323 411,00 |
| Legal Services | R 317 322,00 |
| Population Development | R 259 060,00 |
| Chemical Safety | R 230 562,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 167 326,00 |
| Tourism | R 139 214,00 |
| Aged Care | R 138 500,00 |
| Food Control | R 113 849,00 |
| Media Services | R 94 760,00 |
| Risk Management | R 64 000,00 |
| Air Transport | R 51 505,00 |
| Animal Care and Diseases | R 339,00 |
Reporting & compliance
The audit record.
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Trace each indicator
The evidence behind the view.
| 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 | 2,078 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -49,92% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |