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 230,3M | R 220,3M |
| 2023/24 | R 282,2M | R 249,6M |
| 2024/25 | R 298,8M | R 262,7M |
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 72 025 052,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 36 445 024,00 |
| Asset Management | R 24 773 675,00 |
| Roads | R 22 827 257,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 20 820 844,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 16 436 976,00 |
| Electricity | R 12 656 743,00 |
| Human Resources | R 12 468 922,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 9 147 338,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 8 100 130,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 6 528 587,00 |
| Governance Function | R 5 797 082,00 |
| Street Cleaning | R 5 517 641,00 |
| Information Technology | R 5 320 232,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 5 070 611,00 |
| Literacy Programmes | R 4 665 169,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 4 598 416,00 |
| Sports Grounds and Stadiums | R 4 589 578,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 4 494 050,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 3 371 689,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 2 957 039,00 |
| Legal Services | R 2 915 267,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 2 580 765,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 2 460 990,00 |
| Risk Management | R 1 148 336,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 1 044 790,00 |
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 | 23,189 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -13,741% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |