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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 343,9M2022/23
Reported revenueR 388,2MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,86 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 104 842 527,00
FinanceR 34 478 549,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 34 320 455,00
Mayor and CouncilR 30 042 108,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 26 904 079,00
Human ResourcesR 23 937 575,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 16 804 973,00
Asset ManagementR 9 766 683,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 8 391 093,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 7 059 288,00
Street CleaningR 6 970 407,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 6 205 555,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 5 785 119,00
Information TechnologyR 4 858 444,00
Development FacilitationR 3 943 940,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 3 475 996,00
Governance FunctionR 3 474 746,00
Aged CareR 1 973 638,00
Property ServicesR 1 612 877,00
HousingR 1 429 145,00
Population DevelopmentR 1 310 188,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 1 283 076,00
Control of Public NuisancesR 1 003 836,00
Licensing and Control of AnimalsR 711 722,00
Project Management UnitR 670 111,00
Pollution ControlR 511 936,00
Health ServicesR 426 958,00
ElectricityR 425 223,00
Legal ServicesR 405 151,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 340 968,00
Valuation ServiceR 280 144,00
Nature ConservationR 105 695,00
Animal Care and DiseasesR 44 689,00
Fleet ManagementR 26 561,00
PoundsR 24 315,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 16 715,00
Risk ManagementR 9 895,00
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 coverage1,86 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance11,421%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.