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Municipality directory
Kwazulu-Natal / B / KZN281

Mfolozi

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

Insufficient evidence

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

Reported expenditureR 258,7M2023/24
Reported revenueR 242,4MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage14,161 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

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 02

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 236,4MR 208,6M
2023/24R 258,7MR 242,4M
2024/25R 263,2MR 254,9M

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
Mayor and CouncilR 31 887 336,00
RoadsR 31 604 739,00
FinanceR 28 584 225,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 25 246 685,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 15 557 546,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 13 558 645,00
Fleet ManagementR 13 474 953,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 9 876 896,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 9 861 348,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 9 153 959,00
Human ResourcesR 8 084 561,00
Asset ManagementR 7 958 066,00
Security ServicesR 7 486 673,00
ElectricityR 6 550 533,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 6 211 227,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 5 799 467,00
Information TechnologyR 4 530 275,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 4 365 103,00
SewerageR 3 867 177,00
Risk ManagementR 2 408 357,00
Property ServicesR 2 353 777,00
Project Management UnitR 2 124 396,00
Disaster ManagementR 1 808 533,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 1 623 967,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 1 617 014,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 890 824,00
Street CleaningR 708 123,00
Cultural MattersR 380 750,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 345 997,00
Child Care FacilitiesR 171 440,00
Regional Planning and DevelopmentR 161 400,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 130 834,00
Literacy ProgrammesR 103 866,00
Water DistributionR 86 301,00
Health ServicesR 67 581,00
Water StorageR 32 673,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 23 000,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 14 712,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 11 554,00
Nature ConservationR 5 100,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

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 coverage14,161 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-6,741%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.