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Mbhashe

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 403M2023/24
Reported revenueR 441MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,815 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.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 343,9MR 388,2M
2023/24R 403MR 441M
2024/25R 432,6MR 469,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/23Not reported
2023/24Not reported
2024/259,428%

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 83 362 627,00
FinanceR 49 979 087,00
Mayor and CouncilR 46 628 909,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 44 984 774,00
Human ResourcesR 33 861 382,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 29 394 999,00
ElectricityR 24 814 977,00
Asset ManagementR 16 854 781,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 15 613 501,00
Property ServicesR 8 968 883,00
Information TechnologyR 6 318 867,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 5 884 039,00
Development FacilitationR 5 503 456,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 4 758 585,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 3 587 960,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 3 455 871,00
Governance FunctionR 3 387 597,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 2 885 138,00
Project Management UnitR 2 107 114,00
Aged CareR 2 066 408,00
Legal ServicesR 1 595 197,00
Control of Public NuisancesR 986 600,00
Licensing and Control of AnimalsR 929 061,00
Pollution ControlR 890 921,00
HousingR 880 826,00
Population DevelopmentR 856 876,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 704 717,00
Valuation ServiceR 578 713,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 526 431,00
Risk ManagementR 272 354,00
Health ServicesR 206 746,00
Nature ConservationR 98 320,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 47 150,00
Coastal ProtectionR 16 677,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 15 500,00
PoundsR 5 600,00
Animal Care and DiseasesR 280,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

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 coverage1,815 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance8,619%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.