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Greater Kokstad

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

63,6 / 100Mixed resilience

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Reported expenditureR 506,8M2023/24
Reported revenueR 507,8MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,173%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage6,298 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Follow the evidence

Compare matched annual figures, audit outcomes and underlying Treasury records before drawing conclusions.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 444,9MNot reported
2023/24R 506,8MR 507,8M
2024/25R 538,3MR 528,6M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/232,617%
2023/243,173%
2024/251,846%

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 178 597 085,00
FinanceR 66 991 843,00
RoadsR 44 148 663,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 38 856 960,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 32 716 000,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 26 352 811,00
Fleet ManagementR 14 428 616,00
Mayor and CouncilR 11 715 856,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 10 698 198,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 10 179 090,00
Information TechnologyR 9 787 893,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 9 333 759,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 7 437 898,00
Project Management UnitR 7 186 726,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 6 856 504,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 6 638 013,00
Legal ServicesR 5 747 201,00
Human ResourcesR 4 722 495,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 4 678 170,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 3 865 698,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 3 676 162,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 2 199 806,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2014/15

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 maintenance3,173%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage6,298 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance0,199%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.