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Eastern Cape / B / EC442

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

52,1 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 465,3M2024/25
Reported revenueR 453,6MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,545%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage6,469 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 402,6MR 361,2M
2023/24R 443,5MR 374,7M
2024/25R 465,3MR 453,6M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/232%
2023/241,967%
2024/251,545%

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
Solid Waste RemovalR 132 089 304,00
FinanceR 87 001 302,00
Project Management UnitR 59 607 149,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 49 208 775,00
Mayor and CouncilR 37 390 865,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 21 311 060,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 20 834 399,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 15 635 917,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 13 332 919,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 12 358 089,00
Asset ManagementR 11 773 363,00
Human ResourcesR 7 727 496,00
Governance FunctionR 6 105 848,00
Information TechnologyR 3 469 731,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 1 091 177,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 17 666,00
Roads-R 13 684 019,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

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 maintenance1,545%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage6,469 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-2,575%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.