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.
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Finance | R 79 896 019,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 48 091 819,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 29 454 967,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 26 559 058,00 |
| Electricity | R 20 824 053,00 |
| Security Services | R 20 038 426,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 13 686 648,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 12 271 864,00 |
| Roads | R 10 186 282,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 8 183 339,00 |
| Fire Fighting and Protection | R 6 359 937,00 |
| Information Technology | R 6 053 072,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 5 696 652,00 |
| Regional Planning and Development | R 5 637 280,00 |
| Human Resources | R 5 203 149,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 3 844 226,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 3 491 317,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 3 213 338,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 3 036 540,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 2 913 723,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 2 629 816,00 |
| Asset Management | R 1 955 441,00 |
| Legal Services | R 1 665 535,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 1 174 327,00 |
| Street Cleaning | R 1 019 750,00 |
| Governance Function | R 476 000,00 |
| Housing | R 471 022,00 |
| Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites) | R 154 533,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | -R 10 534 152,00 |
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 | 29,596 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -8,044% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |