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 2,4B | R 2,2B |
| 2023/24 | R 2,1B | R 1,9B |
| 2024/25 | R 2,5B | R 2,2B |
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 |
|---|---|
| Water Distribution | R 1 163 047 597,00 |
| Finance | R 565 078 029,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 163 710 620,00 |
| Population Development | R 149 771 027,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 139 677 195,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 87 965 105,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 45 784 207,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 41 585 138,00 |
| Waste Water Treatment | R 29 998 457,00 |
| Security Services | R 28 179 926,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 23 599 410,00 |
| Property Services | R 18 241 231,00 |
| Sewerage | R 10 420 043,00 |
| Tourism | R 2 223 006,00 |
| Roads | R 1 794 312,00 |
| Health Services | R 1 483 227,00 |
| Governance Function | R 1 230 561,00 |
| Development Facilitation | R 1 056 744,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 871 410,00 |
| Water Treatment | R 868 619,00 |
| Markets | R 546 096,00 |
| Risk Management | R 211 897,00 |
| Biodiversity and Landscape | R 180 620,00 |
| Public Transport | R 175 110,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 141 393,00 |
| Regional Planning and Development | R 123 147,00 |
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 | 6,496 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -12,493% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |