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Eastern Cape / B / EC443

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

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

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Reported expenditureR 469,5M2024/25
Reported revenueR 535,2MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,421%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage14,51 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.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 387,8MR 464,3M
2023/24R 413,1MR 506,7M
2024/25R 469,5MR 535,2M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,283%
2023/242,27%
2024/253,421%

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 91 447 398,00
RoadsR 62 404 000,00
Mayor and CouncilR 43 012 121,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 38 889 149,00
FinanceR 26 216 501,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 25 026 430,00
Security ServicesR 20 389 613,00
Information TechnologyR 18 167 367,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 17 063 628,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 15 382 270,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 14 625 672,00
Human ResourcesR 9 538 756,00
Population DevelopmentR 9 284 648,00
Legal ServicesR 8 852 498,00
Project Management UnitR 8 349 943,00
Fleet ManagementR 8 161 513,00
Asset ManagementR 8 146 289,00
Governance FunctionR 6 271 945,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 6 249 765,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 4 573 491,00
TourismR 4 030 066,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 3 934 292,00
Property ServicesR 3 774 290,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 050 826,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 2 980 556,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 2 231 129,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 966 194,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 1 814 431,00
Licensing and Control of AnimalsR 1 661 100,00
HousingR 1 105 446,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 730 207,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 183 807,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 20 697,00
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 maintenance3,421%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage14,51 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance12,271%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.