Evidence has limits
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 279,7M | R 265,3M |
| 2023/24 | R 368,3M | R 471,8M |
| 2024/25 | R 313,7M | R 290,3M |
Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.
| Category | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Supply Chain Management | R 68 050 980,00 |
| Electricity | R 47 918 997,00 |
| Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites) | R 41 316 244,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 33 664 781,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 25 705 278,00 |
| Human Resources | R 16 337 634,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 15 862 208,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 15 169 429,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 14 274 418,00 |
| Information Technology | R 13 465 985,00 |
| Control of Public Nuisances | R 12 830 977,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 11 754 821,00 |
| Finance | R 10 424 158,00 |
| Fire Fighting and Protection | R 8 320 383,00 |
| Governance Function | R 6 307 973,00 |
| Housing | R 5 325 715,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 5 035 798,00 |
| Security Services | R 4 951 027,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 3 076 054,00 |
| Street Cleaning | R 2 055 343,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 2 011 617,00 |
| Asset Management | R 1 291 615,00 |
| Sports Grounds and Stadiums | R 1 275 913,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 1 211 381,00 |
| Legal Services | R 488 152,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 181 475,00 |
An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.
| Indicator | Reported value | What it tells you | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs and maintenance | Not reported | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 23,151 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 21,936% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |