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Limpopo / C / DC36

Waterberg

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 172,3M2022/23
Reported revenueR 154,9MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,069 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 172,3MR 154,9M
2023/24R 181MR 159,8M
2024/25R 189,8MR 165,4M

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
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 38 720 183,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 25 617 351,00
Health ServicesR 24 922 405,00
Mayor and CouncilR 24 254 351,00
FinanceR 23 942 114,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 9 289 255,00
AbattoirsR 8 084 496,00
Regional Planning and DevelopmentR 6 330 478,00
RoadsR 3 849 034,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 3 436 210,00
Aged CareR 2 640 789,00
Disaster ManagementR 1 203 543,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 63 533,00
Economic Development/Planning-R 76 922,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2015/16

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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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 coverage1,069 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-11,191%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.