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Kwazulu-Natal / B / KZN294

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

55,7 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 179,2M2024/25
Reported revenueR 177,9MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,681%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage80,112 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.

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

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 177,7MR 168,9M
2023/24R 178,2MR 169,6M
2024/25R 179,2MR 177,9M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,298%
2023/242,153%
2024/251,681%

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 47 258 298,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 32 754 738,00
Mayor and CouncilR 20 316 973,00
Asset ManagementR 16 696 913,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 14 880 369,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 11 211 856,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 9 850 667,00
ElectricityR 8 740 000,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 3 866 984,00
Indigenous and Customary LawR 3 156 810,00
Fleet ManagementR 3 057 835,00
RoadsR 2 557 657,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 1 201 459,00
Human ResourcesR 1 038 150,00
Information TechnologyR 831 012,00
Disaster ManagementR 706 629,00
Street CleaningR 671 048,00
AgriculturalR 170 000,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 165 141,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 45 960,00
Population DevelopmentR 38 559,00
Cultural MattersR 4 360,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2023/24

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2022/23

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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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 maintenance1,681%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage80,112 monthsYear-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.