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 400,6M | R 450,3M |
| 2023/24 | R 463,7M | R 486,1M |
| 2024/25 | R 462,1M | R 512,5M |
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 |
|---|---|
| Roads | R 117 861 212,00 |
| Fire Fighting and Protection | R 65 660 699,00 |
| Health Services | R 37 879 976,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 35 031 118,00 |
| Finance | R 16 722 808,00 |
| Property Services | R 14 626 433,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 14 026 267,00 |
| Population Development | R 12 749 090,00 |
| Information Technology | R 11 474 485,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 9 263 529,00 |
| Human Resources | R 8 830 115,00 |
| Tourism | R 8 027 132,00 |
| Central City Improvement District | R 7 838 317,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 7 825 484,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 6 252 335,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 5 870 712,00 |
| Public Transport | R 4 200 062,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 4 160 935,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 3 656 227,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 3 149 402,00 |
| Regional Planning and Development | R 2 811 343,00 |
| Governance Function | R 2 651 391,00 |
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 | 29,844 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 11,048% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |