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Nkangala

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 796,2M2022/23
Reported revenueR 726,1MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage7,564 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 796,2MR 726,1M
2023/24R 1,1BR 991,5M
2024/25R 1BR 894,9M

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
Development FacilitationR 435 360 523,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 53 964 001,00
Mayor and CouncilR 35 057 143,00
Health ServicesR 34 792 911,00
Information TechnologyR 33 847 643,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 28 163 999,00
Property ServicesR 27 271 890,00
FinanceR 25 408 745,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 22 008 662,00
Population DevelopmentR 18 876 058,00
Human ResourcesR 12 231 908,00
Disaster ManagementR 10 626 504,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 10 598 516,00
Governance FunctionR 10 532 774,00
Legal ServicesR 8 444 117,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 8 200 356,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 4 335 615,00
Risk ManagementR 4 080 012,00
Pollution ControlR 4 025 265,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 220 659,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 2 036 078,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 1 603 542,00
Asset ManagementR 1 125 757,00
TourismR 430 891,00
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 coverage7,564 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-9,654%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.