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Western Cape / C / DC4

Garden Route

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

52,6 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 490,7M2024/25
Reported revenueR 459,2MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,373%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage6,665 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 433,7MR 415,9M
2023/24R 468,1MR 434,8M
2024/25R 490,7MR 459,2M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,008%
2023/240,931%
2024/253,373%

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
RoadsR 172 086 815,00
Mayor and CouncilR 73 490 969,00
Health ServicesR 37 453 031,00
Human ResourcesR 32 233 325,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 26 067 833,00
FinanceR 20 214 624,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 17 698 337,00
Information TechnologyR 17 123 768,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 14 649 545,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 10 868 068,00
Disaster ManagementR 10 620 102,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 10 033 737,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 6 510 245,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 5 982 748,00
Legal ServicesR 5 662 969,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 5 518 785,00
Development FacilitationR 4 772 048,00
Pollution ControlR 4 206 796,00
Governance FunctionR 3 856 363,00
Public TransportR 3 404 216,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 2 770 516,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 1 684 606,00
TourismR 1 586 913,00
Risk ManagementR 1 043 506,00
Civil DefenceR 952 569,00
Property ServicesR 140 351,00
Project Management UnitR 44 900,00
Population DevelopmentR 19 471,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

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 maintenance3,373%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage6,665 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-6,852%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.