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 120 619 507,00 |
| Fire Fighting and Protection | R 82 811 373,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 51 317 708,00 |
| Health Services | R 41 571 936,00 |
| Finance | R 17 280 749,00 |
| Property Services | R 16 582 512,00 |
| Population Development | R 15 093 460,00 |
| Information Technology | R 14 399 579,00 |
| Human Resources | R 13 493 073,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 13 262 472,00 |
| Central City Improvement District | R 12 056 256,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 10 405 931,00 |
| Tourism | R 9 348 016,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 8 843 379,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 7 127 425,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 5 769 905,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 4 748 223,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 4 477 388,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 4 440 801,00 |
| Regional Planning and Development | R 3 663 622,00 |
| Governance Function | R 3 472 101,00 |
| Public Transport | R 2 930 080,00 |
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 | 5,656 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 4,609% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |