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.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 816,8M | R 847,5M |
| 2023/24 | R 876,8M | R 908,3M |
| 2024/25 | R 965,1M | R 978,2M |
| Financial year | Maintenance ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,316% |
| 2023/24 | 1,728% |
| 2024/25 | Not reported |
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 292 175 516,00 |
| Finance | R 111 761 105,00 |
| Asset Management | R 75 348 163,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 60 137 946,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 46 002 894,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 39 014 604,00 |
| Electricity | R 36 367 702,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 35 957 130,00 |
| Human Resources | R 33 171 184,00 |
| Health Services | R 32 883 744,00 |
| Fire Fighting and Protection | R 30 356 765,00 |
| Information Technology | R 29 632 025,00 |
| Legal Services | R 29 251 763,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 21 506 253,00 |
| Governance Function | R 15 373 437,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 13 243 409,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 11 476 092,00 |
| Sewerage | R 10 993 615,00 |
| Population Development | R 9 237 684,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 7 337 837,00 |
| Waste Water Treatment | R 7 311 003,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 5 804 616,00 |
| Sports Grounds and Stadiums | R 5 438 017,00 |
| Risk Management | R 3 086 729,00 |
| Cultural Matters | R 1 203 859,00 |
| Recreational Facilities | R 764 391,00 |
| Museums and Art Galleries | R 177 500,00 |
| Roads | R 37 800,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 28 000,00 |
| Public Toilets | -R 1,00 |
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 | 17,365 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 1,341% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |