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Maruleng

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

69,2 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 292,4M2023/24
Reported revenueR 390,2MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,61%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage7,262 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 250,6MR 324,1M
2023/24R 292,4MR 390,2M
2024/25R 416,8MR 424,2M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,444%
2023/240,61%
2024/251,387%

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 92 843 895,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 50 534 368,00
Asset ManagementR 32 555 840,00
Human ResourcesR 28 634 982,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 23 220 855,00
Mayor and CouncilR 17 347 653,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 14 383 127,00
RoadsR 13 485 757,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 8 546 413,00
Legal ServicesR 4 692 113,00
Project Management UnitR 4 081 880,00
Fleet ManagementR 1 522 906,00
ElectricityR 564 623,00
Property ServicesR 130 708,00
Water Distribution-R 80 052,00
Administrative and Corporate Support-R 94 899,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

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 maintenance0,61%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage7,262 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance25,079%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.