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Eastern Cape / B / EC136

Emalahleni (EC)

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

Review source values

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

Reported expenditureR 311,3M2024/25
Reported revenueR 332,8MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio7,64%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-2,696 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Review source values

Reported asset values, cash or the repairs-to-asset ratio triggered a quality check. An unusual asset base or a source classification change may explain this. Raw arithmetic remains visible; the resilience score is withheld.

Evidence note 02

Evidence has limits

A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.

Evidence note 03

Audit not available

The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 216,6MR 217,2M
2023/24R 267,2MR 278,1M
2024/25R 311,3MR 332,8M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,825%
2023/246,346%
2024/257,64%

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
ElectricityR 74 258 495,00
FinanceR 58 553 545,00
Project Management UnitR 27 896 423,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 25 645 200,00
Mayor and CouncilR 22 387 872,00
Disaster ManagementR 15 711 978,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 8 470 289,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 8 438 472,00
Licensing and RegulationR 8 066 249,00
Legal ServicesR 7 360 038,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 7 174 453,00
Asset ManagementR 5 475 430,00
Information TechnologyR 4 943 750,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 4 867 121,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 4 394 485,00
Fleet ManagementR 4 226 607,00
RoadsR 3 807 803,00
Governance FunctionR 2 990 319,00
Human ResourcesR 2 906 916,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 2 838 379,00
PoundsR 2 006 136,00
HousingR 1 805 125,00
Storm Water ManagementR 1 467 855,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 1 282 203,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 247 818,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 647 827,00
Risk ManagementR 552 898,00
AgriculturalR 518 750,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 474 477,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 455 192,00
Population DevelopmentR 179 070,00
TourismR 155 680,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 91 808,00
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 maintenance7,64%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-2,696 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance6,452%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.