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 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 78 719 557,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 57 576 812,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 41 045 729,00 |
| Security Services | R 35 368 161,00 |
| Health Services | R 27 751 503,00 |
| Information Technology | R 18 762 054,00 |
| Human Resources | R 15 670 483,00 |
| Development Facilitation | R 12 926 336,00 |
| Markets | R 12 056 250,00 |
| Finance | R 11 916 528,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 11 623 288,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 10 812 154,00 |
| Museums and Art Galleries | R 9 502 672,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 9 378 570,00 |
| Governance Function | R 8 175 857,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 7 714 767,00 |
| Property Services | R 7 029 041,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 6 571 283,00 |
| Civil Defence | R 5 191 410,00 |
| Literacy Programmes | R 4 575 003,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 4 286 736,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 4 005 114,00 |
| Air Transport | R 3 966 194,00 |
| Legal Services | R 3 649 397,00 |
| Pollution Control | R 3 446 014,00 |
| Sports Grounds and Stadiums | R 3 435 656,00 |
| Tourism | R 2 682 373,00 |
| Theatres | R 2 539 171,00 |
| Housing | R 1 716 096,00 |
| Risk Management | R 1 579 200,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 1 514 756,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 966 140,00 |
| Taxi Ranks | R 366 275,00 |
| Biodiversity and Landscape | R 717,00 |
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 | 1,665 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -1,118% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |