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Elundini

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

39,3 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 405,8M2024/25
Reported revenueR 331,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,431%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage4,313 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Audit not available

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

Evidence note 02

Operating deficit

Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.

Historical context

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 354MR 281,8M
2023/24R 386,7MR 317,6M
2024/25R 405,8MR 331,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,379%
2023/241,426%
2024/251,431%

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 90 874 782,00
ElectricityR 77 000 508,00
RoadsR 58 887 962,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 39 727 525,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 20 862 700,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 20 309 283,00
Mayor and CouncilR 16 348 231,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 14 496 647,00
Human ResourcesR 14 362 212,00
Information TechnologyR 11 574 643,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 11 236 212,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 9 912 817,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 4 985 426,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 4 892 935,00
Project Management UnitR 4 639 500,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 2 776 078,00
PoundsR 1 700 053,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 138 841,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 31 654,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2020/21

Unqualified - No findings

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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 maintenance1,431%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage4,313 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-22,472%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.