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Kwazulu-Natal / C / DC43

Harry Gwala

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 635,1M2022/23
Reported revenueR 560,4MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage24,676 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 635,1MR 560,4M
2023/24R 772,5MR 591,9M
2024/25R 712,9MR 656,2M

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
Water TreatmentR 132 067 973,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 128 622 736,00
Project Management UnitR 119 605 818,00
Information TechnologyR 64 642 541,00
Water DistributionR 45 542 755,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 24 863 645,00
Mayor and CouncilR 20 424 848,00
FinanceR 19 572 228,00
Disaster ManagementR 17 993 060,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 15 253 220,00
Human ResourcesR 12 352 220,00
Governance FunctionR 11 230 135,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 8 629 152,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 3 946 785,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 693 572,00
SewerageR 2 509 450,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 2 180 819,00
Legal ServicesR 1 924 804,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

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 coverage24,676 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-13,319%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.