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Greater Letaba

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

56,8 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 520,7M2024/25
Reported revenueR 517,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,883%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage3,189 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 457,4MR 448,2M
2023/24R 520MR 477,4M
2024/25R 520,7MR 517,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,882%
2023/242,618%
2024/251,883%

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
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 86 892 770,00
Mayor and CouncilR 61 491 989,00
RoadsR 58 189 136,00
FinanceR 55 398 715,00
ElectricityR 51 001 827,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 37 149 007,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 26 614 372,00
Human ResourcesR 21 527 447,00
Information TechnologyR 17 649 661,00
Legal ServicesR 12 598 728,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 11 460 538,00
Asset ManagementR 10 022 111,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 9 217 153,00
Property ServicesR 8 783 945,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 8 392 281,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 7 796 880,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 7 677 572,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 6 523 821,00
Project Management UnitR 4 630 357,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 4 253 416,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 3 208 565,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 3 149 474,00
Disaster ManagementR 2 640 096,00
Governance FunctionR 2 336 394,00
Risk ManagementR 981 169,00
HousingR 635 760,00
Taxi RanksR 445 546,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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2020/21

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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2015/16

Qualified

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2012/13

Disclaimer of opinion

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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 maintenance1,883%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage3,189 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-0,657%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.