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.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 1,4B | R 1,2B |
| 2023/24 | R 1,4B | R 1,5B |
| 2024/25 | R 1,8B | R 1,7B |
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 641 042 607,00 |
| Finance | R 182 231 818,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 121 226 483,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 86 088 828,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 77 582 210,00 |
| Sewerage | R 62 921 830,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 58 573 930,00 |
| Information Technology | R 27 328 382,00 |
| Water Treatment | R 24 803 368,00 |
| Waste Water Treatment | R 24 630 870,00 |
| Population Development | R 18 064 868,00 |
| Human Resources | R 17 348 726,00 |
| Health Services | R 16 562 553,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 14 440 265,00 |
| Asset Management | R 13 072 391,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 12 881 812,00 |
| Risk Management | R 10 786 111,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 9 357 201,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 7 677 818,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 7 182 867,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 6 504 813,00 |
| Governance Function | R 4 843 670,00 |
| Legal Services | R 2 981 416,00 |
| Cultural Matters | R 907 170,00 |
| Food Control | R 90 882,00 |
| Health Surveillance and Prevention of Communicable Diseases including immunizations | R 88 168,00 |
| Vector Control | R 83 203,00 |
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 | 3,067 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 1,904% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |