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Gauteng / C / DC48

West Rand

A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.

49,9 / 100Financial pressure

Financial resilience: a transparent indicator of financial position. Understand the calculation

Reported expenditureR 320,9M2024/25
Reported revenueR 313,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,95%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage14,035 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Audit not available

The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.

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

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 313,1MR 258,5M
2023/24R 356,9MR 279M
2024/25R 320,9MR 313,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,752%
2023/246,18%
2024/250,95%

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 117 590 531,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 49 628 671,00
Health ServicesR 49 402 242,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 33 841 993,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 26 281 088,00
Property ServicesR 14 563 484,00
Mayor and CouncilR 13 436 897,00
FinanceR 8 294 669,00
Human ResourcesR 5 504 527,00
Governance FunctionR 1 483 345,00
Asset ManagementR 687 588,00
RoadsR 118 269,00
Fleet ManagementR 95 602,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2018/19

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 maintenance0,95%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage14,035 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-2,426%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.