Short cash runway
Year-end cash covered less than one month of reported operating expenditure. Review the financial statements for context.
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
Year-end cash covered less than one month of reported operating expenditure. Review the financial statements for context.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 437M | R 780,7M |
| 2023/24 | R 486,8M | R 502,2M |
| 2024/25 | R 562,5M | R 548,9M |
| Financial year | Maintenance ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,014% |
| 2023/24 | 1,388% |
| 2024/25 | 1,31% |
Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.
| Category | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Electricity | R 138 614 317,00 |
| Finance | R 73 333 040,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 37 039 992,00 |
| Asset Management | R 30 223 208,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 24 733 555,00 |
| Community Parks (including Nurseries) | R 22 270 030,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 14 327 484,00 |
| Security Services | R 13 780 657,00 |
| Roads | R 12 385 105,00 |
| Human Resources | R 12 193 321,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 11 171 927,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 8 989 479,00 |
| Licensing and Regulation | R 8 733 837,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 6 683 812,00 |
| Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites) | R 5 202 606,00 |
| Information Technology | R 3 899 492,00 |
| Risk Management | R 3 334 362,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 3 042 983,00 |
| Legal Services | R 2 748 905,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 2 483 766,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 2 239 504,00 |
| Housing | R 1 408 509,00 |
| Tourism | R 1 232 001,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 1 200 759,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 877 781,00 |
| Water Distribution | R 17 536,00 |
| Recreational Facilities | R 9 828,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 4 349,00 |
| Governance Function | -R 5 206 603,00 |
An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.
| Indicator | Reported value | What it tells you | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs and maintenance | 1,014% | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 0,401 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 44,026% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |