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.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 343,9M | R 388,2M |
| 2023/24 | R 403M | R 441M |
| 2024/25 | R 432,6M | R 469,3M |
| Financial year | Maintenance ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Not reported |
| 2023/24 | Not reported |
| 2024/25 | 9,428% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Roads | R 104 842 527,00 |
| Finance | R 34 478 549,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 34 320 455,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 30 042 108,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 26 904 079,00 |
| Human Resources | R 23 937 575,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 16 804 973,00 |
| Asset Management | R 9 766 683,00 |
| Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites) | R 8 391 093,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 7 059 288,00 |
| Street Cleaning | R 6 970 407,00 |
| Street Lighting and Signal Systems | R 6 205 555,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 5 785 119,00 |
| Information Technology | R 4 858 444,00 |
| Development Facilitation | R 3 943 940,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 3 475 996,00 |
| Governance Function | R 3 474 746,00 |
| Aged Care | R 1 973 638,00 |
| Property Services | R 1 612 877,00 |
| Housing | R 1 429 145,00 |
| Population Development | R 1 310 188,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 1 283 076,00 |
| Control of Public Nuisances | R 1 003 836,00 |
| Licensing and Control of Animals | R 711 722,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 670 111,00 |
| Pollution Control | R 511 936,00 |
| Health Services | R 426 958,00 |
| Electricity | R 425 223,00 |
| Legal Services | R 405 151,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 340 968,00 |
| Valuation Service | R 280 144,00 |
| Nature Conservation | R 105 695,00 |
| Animal Care and Diseases | R 44 689,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 26 561,00 |
| Pounds | R 24 315,00 |
| Biodiversity and Landscape | R 16 715,00 |
| Risk Management | R 9 895,00 |
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 | 1,86 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 11,421% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |