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A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
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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.
Year-end cash covered less than one month of reported operating expenditure. Review the financial statements for context.
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 399,3M | R 395,2M |
| 2023/24 | R 428,4M | R 410M |
| 2024/25 | R 426,5M | R 421,8M |
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 |
|---|---|
| Road and Traffic Regulation | R 74 128 579,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 60 556 985,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 44 096 420,00 |
| Security Services | R 31 829 147,00 |
| Information Technology | R 21 212 076,00 |
| Health Services | R 19 327 624,00 |
| Finance | R 17 736 471,00 |
| Human Resources | R 14 488 981,00 |
| Markets | R 13 789 165,00 |
| Property Services | R 13 260 221,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 12 355 922,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 11 383 396,00 |
| Development Facilitation | R 9 989 366,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 9 826 809,00 |
| Museums and Art Galleries | R 9 293 580,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 7 656 003,00 |
| Governance Function | R 7 337 069,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 5 665 015,00 |
| Civil Defence | R 5 174 704,00 |
| Literacy Programmes | R 4 560 844,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 4 326 731,00 |
| Legal Services | R 3 905 205,00 |
| Air Transport | R 3 812 858,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 3 800 578,00 |
| Tourism | R 3 561 072,00 |
| Sports Grounds and Stadiums | R 3 448 316,00 |
| Pollution Control | R 3 264 084,00 |
| Theatres | R 2 811 183,00 |
| Housing | R 1 837 936,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 1 452 951,00 |
| Risk Management | R 1 103 947,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 986 928,00 |
| Taxi Ranks | R 366 275,00 |
| Biodiversity and Landscape | R 49 124,00 |
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 | 0,832 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -4,496% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |