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Kwazulu-Natal / B / KZN212

Umdoni

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 429,8M2024/25
Reported revenueR 404,2MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio7,694%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-0,828 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 367,6MR 348,5M
2023/24R 413,5MR 376,2M
2024/25R 429,8MR 404,2M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/2310,963%
2023/247,854%
2024/257,694%

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
RoadsR 91 020 692,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 74 033 184,00
FinanceR 65 428 469,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 24 272 592,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 22 289 301,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 20 888 911,00
Mayor and CouncilR 17 967 663,00
Beaches and JettiesR 14 626 259,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 13 884 664,00
Human ResourcesR 13 731 620,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 12 938 984,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 12 454 762,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 12 332 024,00
Property ServicesR 8 309 447,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 7 528 369,00
Street CleaningR 4 729 340,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 3 392 540,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 2 938 866,00
HousingR 2 792 492,00
Legal ServicesR 1 359 508,00
Governance FunctionR 1 293 068,00
Storm Water ManagementR 644 887,00
ElectricityR 591 641,00
Development FacilitationR 476 579,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 358 146,00
Economic Development/Planning-R 468 677,00
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 maintenance7,694%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-0,828 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-6,346%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.