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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 1,1B2023/24
Reported revenueR 991,5MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage5,509 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 689 800 589,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 59 872 806,00
Health ServicesR 39 143 211,00
Mayor and CouncilR 38 873 699,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 36 166 659,00
Property ServicesR 34 947 083,00
Information TechnologyR 34 503 660,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 33 363 875,00
FinanceR 23 785 924,00
Population DevelopmentR 15 502 476,00
Human ResourcesR 14 980 555,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 13 555 499,00
Governance FunctionR 12 339 081,00
Disaster ManagementR 11 695 818,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 8 123 546,00
Legal ServicesR 6 507 183,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 4 414 754,00
Risk ManagementR 4 255 723,00
Pollution ControlR 3 860 410,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 283 231,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 2 706 897,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 1 881 520,00
Asset ManagementR 1 004 258,00
TourismR 158 515,00
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 coverage5,509 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-10,414%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.