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Port St Johns

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

42,8 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 351,7M2024/25
Reported revenueR 302,1MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,267%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage18,433 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 254,3MR 242,2M
2023/24R 326,1MR 245M
2024/25R 351,7MR 302,1M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,359%
2023/241,602%
2024/252,267%

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 112 473 365,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 50 893 877,00
RoadsR 46 929 252,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 36 546 533,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 28 054 197,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 16 898 294,00
Mayor and CouncilR 16 843 531,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 15 040 000,00
Human ResourcesR 11 031 633,00
Information TechnologyR 9 560 839,00
Fleet ManagementR 5 413 743,00
Governance FunctionR 1 574 754,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 276 260,00
Risk ManagementR 132 799,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2013/14

Qualified

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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 maintenance2,267%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage18,433 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-16,416%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.