South Africa’s municipal finances, made public /Read our methodology
Municipality directory
Eastern Cape / B / EC137

Dr. A.B. Xuma

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 220,3M2023/24
Reported revenueR 252,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,893%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-4,025 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.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 327,5MR 217M
2023/24R 220,3MR 252,3M
2024/25R 277,8MR 226,1M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,218%
2023/240,893%
2024/250,944%

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
FinanceR 41 312 854,00
RoadsR 31 606 683,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 30 062 516,00
Mayor and CouncilR 25 247 225,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 24 080 597,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 12 381 584,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 9 218 473,00
Information TechnologyR 7 195 678,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 6 682 776,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 6 126 331,00
Asset ManagementR 5 199 215,00
Legal ServicesR 4 564 132,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 4 482 169,00
Human ResourcesR 4 415 792,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 209 910,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 596 576,00
AgriculturalR 1 373 035,00
TourismR 1 123 562,00
Governance FunctionR 757 095,00
PoundsR 153 989,00
Fleet Management-R 514 699,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2020/21

Qualified

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2018/19

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 maintenance0,893%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-4,025 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance12,706%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.