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Kwazulu-Natal / B / KZN265

Nongoma

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

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

Reported expenditureR 262,2M2024/25
Reported revenueR 260,7MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-10,294 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 276,6MR 237,4M
2023/24R 304MR 248,7M
2024/25R 262,2MR 260,7M

Maintenance over time

No reported values are available for this chart.

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
FinanceR 40 794 326,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 32 051 069,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 29 875 448,00
Mayor and CouncilR 22 445 806,00
RoadsR 17 711 046,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 17 705 853,00
Asset ManagementR 16 716 347,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 11 039 821,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 10 994 088,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 10 153 256,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 8 731 927,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 7 165 896,00
Fleet ManagementR 6 647 271,00
Human ResourcesR 5 549 800,00
Security ServicesR 5 452 688,00
Licensing and RegulationR 4 005 458,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 2 787 061,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 180 129,00
Information TechnologyR 1 553 009,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 1 542 628,00
ElectricityR 1 344 982,00
Legal ServicesR 1 103 166,00
Project Management UnitR 1 026 819,00
Taxi RanksR 1 016 934,00
HousingR 868 101,00
Animal Care and DiseasesR 685 293,00
TourismR 586 437,00
Street CleaningR 317 490,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 97 300,00
Development FacilitationR 27 300,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 19 184,00
Regional Planning and DevelopmentR 13 663,00
Water DistributionR 3 014,00
Governance Function-R 9 836,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2021/22

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2019/20

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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 maintenanceNot reportedAudited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-10,294 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-0,596%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.