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King Cetshwayo

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 1B2022/23
Reported revenueR 870,5MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage2,729 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 1BR 870,5M
2023/24R 1,1BR 905M
2024/25R 1,1BR 912,5M

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 543 010 147,00
Fleet ManagementR 98 698 780,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 50 088 737,00
FinanceR 44 060 772,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 39 517 160,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 37 669 148,00
EducationR 32 766 170,00
Mayor and CouncilR 32 089 600,00
Property ServicesR 29 309 871,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 18 808 925,00
Nature ConservationR 17 877 656,00
Information TechnologyR 13 880 934,00
Human ResourcesR 13 380 177,00
Governance FunctionR 10 064 392,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 9 157 428,00
Disaster ManagementR 6 793 923,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 6 151 523,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 2 934 584,00
Pollution ControlR 2 691 486,00
Risk ManagementR 132 334,00
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 coverage2,729 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-15,922%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.