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Midvaal

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

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Reported expenditureR 1,4B2022/23
Reported revenueR 1,4BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio7,45%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage8,842 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Follow the evidence

Compare matched annual figures, audit outcomes and underlying Treasury records before drawing conclusions.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 1,4BR 1,4B
2023/24R 1,6BR 1,5B
2024/25R 1,8BR 1,7B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/237,45%
2023/248,031%
2024/257,816%

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 457 221 962,00
Water DistributionR 245 759 908,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 99 312 105,00
FinanceR 77 562 064,00
RoadsR 68 436 516,00
SewerageR 56 082 899,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 50 920 510,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 42 617 336,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 36 487 500,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 30 536 848,00
Mayor and CouncilR 30 439 088,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 24 086 268,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 23 438 671,00
Information TechnologyR 22 763 790,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 20 531 325,00
Human ResourcesR 20 421 799,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 19 660 481,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 18 879 480,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 5 927 149,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 5 543 694,00
Fleet ManagementR 4 552 942,00
Property ServicesR 4 398 113,00
Pollution ControlR 4 347 299,00
Health ServicesR 4 141 868,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 3 755 115,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 182 162,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2020/21

Unqualified - No findings

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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 maintenance7,45%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage8,842 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance3%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.