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Thulamela

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

Insufficient evidence

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

Reported expenditureR 836,7M2022/23
Reported revenueR 829,1MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage17,228 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Evidence has limits

A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.

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

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 836,7MR 829,1M
2023/24R 899,4MR 900,6M
2024/25R 1BR 934,6M

Maintenance over time

No reported values are available for this chart.

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
RoadsR 201 912 194,00
Mayor and CouncilR 130 303 685,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 85 996 371,00
HousingR 69 603 856,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 65 918 616,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 64 435 148,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 43 877 732,00
FinanceR 41 556 991,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 22 672 171,00
Legal ServicesR 22 577 811,00
Public TransportR 20 014 132,00
Human ResourcesR 15 898 710,00
Risk ManagementR 12 888 099,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 11 079 959,00
Information TechnologyR 9 541 558,00
Project Management UnitR 7 281 851,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 3 770 960,00
Valuation ServiceR 1 737 591,00
Disaster ManagementR 1 550 512,00
Asset ManagementR 1 261 613,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 737 917,00
Civil DefenceR 518 401,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 499 771,00
Governance FunctionR 408 665,00
EducationR 304 009,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 241 695,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 59 595,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 33 218,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 29 236,00
Development FacilitationR 25 970,00
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 maintenanceNot reportedAudited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage17,228 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-0,916%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.