Audit not available
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
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 177,7M | R 168,9M |
| 2023/24 | R 178,2M | R 169,6M |
| 2024/25 | R 179,2M | R 177,9M |
| Financial year | Maintenance ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,298% |
| 2023/24 | 2,153% |
| 2024/25 | 1,681% |
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 47 258 298,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 32 754 738,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 20 316 973,00 |
| Asset Management | R 16 696 913,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 14 880 369,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 11 211 856,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 9 850 667,00 |
| Electricity | R 8 740 000,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 3 866 984,00 |
| Indigenous and Customary Law | R 3 156 810,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 3 057 835,00 |
| Roads | R 2 557 657,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 1 201 459,00 |
| Human Resources | R 1 038 150,00 |
| Information Technology | R 831 012,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 706 629,00 |
| Street Cleaning | R 671 048,00 |
| Agricultural | R 170 000,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 165 141,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 45 960,00 |
| Population Development | R 38 559,00 |
| Cultural Matters | R 4 360,00 |
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 | 1,681% | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 80,112 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -0,769% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |