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Nketoana

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

14,6 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 728,9M2024/25
Reported revenueR 576,2MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,799%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,016 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 746,2MR 513M
2023/24R 977,6MR 645,9M
2024/25R 728,9MR 576,2M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,357%
2023/240,68%
2024/250,799%

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 157 298 341,00
Water DistributionR 110 077 006,00
FinanceR 102 763 325,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 65 807 686,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 53 595 632,00
Water TreatmentR 48 872 798,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 37 243 821,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 35 101 587,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 34 973 553,00
RoadsR 21 085 882,00
Mayor and CouncilR 18 565 986,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 16 624 007,00
HousingR 9 517 675,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 8 835 774,00
Fleet ManagementR 3 467 732,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 2 932 631,00
Human ResourcesR 1 174 958,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 548 204,00
TourismR 407 266,00
Property ServicesR 8 462,00
Asset Management-R 4 538,00
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 maintenance0,799%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage1,016 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-26,508%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.