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Namakwa

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

73,1 / 100Mixed resilience

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Reported expenditureR 69,8M2023/24
Reported revenueR 74,7MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,943%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage9,063 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Follow the evidence

Compare matched annual figures, audit outcomes and underlying Treasury records before drawing conclusions.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 70,3MR 74,1M
2023/24R 69,8MR 74,7M
2024/25R 81,2MR 85,7M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/235,85%
2023/242,943%
2024/253,853%

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
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 12 494 521,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 11 241 133,00
Mayor and CouncilR 9 326 164,00
Health ServicesR 5 556 537,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 5 013 083,00
FinanceR 4 804 540,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 2 970 522,00
Project Management UnitR 2 595 836,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 2 529 831,00
Fleet ManagementR 2 355 049,00
Human ResourcesR 1 831 119,00
Property ServicesR 1 769 906,00
TourismR 1 760 601,00
Indigenous ForestsR 1 461 860,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 1 165 769,00
Governance FunctionR 980 068,00
HousingR 722 284,00
Pollution ControlR 703 659,00
Information TechnologyR 558 586,00
Asset ManagementR 2 000,00
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 maintenance2,943%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage9,063 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance6,527%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.