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Kwazulu-Natal / B / KZN286

Nkandla

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

71,4 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 209,3M2024/25
Reported revenueR 225,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,283%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage11,642 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Audit not available

The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.

Historical context

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 232,5MR 200,3M
2023/24R 219MR 219,2M
2024/25R 209,3MR 225,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/233,342%
2023/241,617%
2024/252,283%

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
ElectricityR 32 918 830,00
Mayor and CouncilR 19 379 264,00
RoadsR 19 282 255,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 14 728 286,00
Security ServicesR 10 945 825,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 10 670 156,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 10 617 789,00
Fleet ManagementR 9 117 776,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 8 327 298,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 7 558 667,00
Asset ManagementR 6 316 779,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 6 137 221,00
Human ResourcesR 5 646 332,00
FinanceR 5 190 300,00
Information TechnologyR 4 214 917,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 4 064 874,00
Literacy ProgrammesR 3 884 095,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 3 325 782,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 3 324 004,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 008 780,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 2 409 081,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 2 232 397,00
Project Management UnitR 2 120 168,00
Risk ManagementR 1 875 756,00
Governance FunctionR 1 831 418,00
Cultural MattersR 1 424 035,00
Licensing and RegulationR 1 422 128,00
AgriculturalR 1 401 582,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 1 030 599,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 894 523,00
Valuation ServiceR 759 213,00
Disaster ManagementR 740 835,00
TourismR 618 936,00
Industrial PromotionR 617 289,00
Aged CareR 377 056,00
Street CleaningR 346 931,00
Population DevelopmentR 233 248,00
Property ServicesR 198 566,00
Child Care FacilitiesR 129 525,00
HousingR 394,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

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 maintenance2,283%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage11,642 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance7,105%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.