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Moqhaka

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

Review source values

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

Reported expenditureR 1,7B2024/25
Reported revenueR 1,3BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio8,081%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-0,577 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Review source values

Reported asset values, cash or the repairs-to-asset ratio triggered a quality check. An unusual asset base or a source classification change may explain this. Raw arithmetic remains visible; the resilience score is withheld.

Evidence note 02

Evidence has limits

A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.

Evidence note 03

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 04

Operating deficit

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

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 1,5BR 1B
2023/24R 1,4BR 1,2B
2024/25R 1,7BR 1,3B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/235,993%
2023/244,841%
2024/258,081%

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 593 105 890,00
FinanceR 175 495 081,00
Water StorageR 150 444 518,00
Mayor and CouncilR 93 305 186,00
SewerageR 92 990 892,00
RoadsR 86 152 077,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 76 857 266,00
Security ServicesR 61 799 591,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 46 248 680,00
Water TreatmentR 38 361 612,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 35 248 015,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 30 964 839,00
Water DistributionR 27 438 551,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 26 009 104,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 22 448 319,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 19 622 019,00
Information TechnologyR 18 604 702,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 18 078 902,00
Human ResourcesR 15 783 865,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 10 532 601,00
HousingR 8 612 088,00
Legal ServicesR 7 645 553,00
Fleet ManagementR 6 285 963,00
Valuation ServiceR 5 083 027,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 4 906 178,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 4 835 271,00
Disaster ManagementR 4 347 882,00
Governance FunctionR 4 095 735,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 2 945 171,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 2 822 177,00
Civil DefenceR 2 617 951,00
TheatresR 2 059 717,00
TourismR 1 316 492,00
Risk ManagementR 962 892,00
Public ToiletsR 37 310,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Outstanding

Source link unavailable
2020/21

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2019/20

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2018/19

Qualified

Source link unavailable

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 maintenance8,081%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-0,577 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-32,763%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.