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.
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 796,2M | R 726,1M |
| 2023/24 | R 1,1B | R 991,5M |
| 2024/25 | R 1B | R 894,9M |
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 |
|---|---|
| Development Facilitation | R 575 640 097,00 |
| Fire Fighting and Protection | R 68 331 109,00 |
| Information Technology | R 55 747 623,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 42 113 066,00 |
| Health Services | R 40 925 042,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 39 374 946,00 |
| Property Services | R 38 844 506,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 38 231 140,00 |
| Finance | R 27 340 345,00 |
| Population Development | R 20 355 975,00 |
| Human Resources | R 14 631 338,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 11 160 974,00 |
| Governance Function | R 10 836 434,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 10 586 063,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 6 927 146,00 |
| Legal Services | R 6 577 779,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 5 917 016,00 |
| Pollution Control | R 4 307 705,00 |
| Risk Management | R 4 170 679,00 |
| Support to Local Municipalities | R 2 902 853,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 2 617 551,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 2 610 997,00 |
| Asset Management | R 1 161 301,00 |
| Tourism | R 155 886,00 |
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 | 4,947 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -15,262% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |