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Maruleng

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

68,5 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 250,6M2022/23
Reported revenueR 324,1MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,444%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage10,99 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 72 861 346,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 39 751 764,00
Asset ManagementR 26 789 510,00
Human ResourcesR 26 529 109,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 21 910 947,00
Mayor and CouncilR 16 695 964,00
RoadsR 13 030 698,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 11 161 928,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 7 743 030,00
Legal ServicesR 7 397 779,00
Project Management UnitR 5 002 659,00
ElectricityR 718 404,00
Fleet ManagementR 612 328,00
Property ServicesR 354 367,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 71 508,00
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 maintenance0,444%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage10,99 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance22,67%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.