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

69 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 359,6M2023/24
Reported revenueR 487,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,55%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage34,528 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 370,9MR 446,4M
2023/24R 359,6MR 487,3M
2024/25R 392,7MR 536,2M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,986%
2023/240,55%
2024/252,505%

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 115 477 268,00
Mayor and CouncilR 31 060 369,00
RoadsR 29 983 323,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 28 557 438,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 16 301 161,00
ElectricityR 16 201 830,00
Security ServicesR 16 154 583,00
Fleet ManagementR 16 036 969,00
Governance FunctionR 10 070 907,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 9 348 871,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 9 266 893,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 7 902 148,00
Legal ServicesR 7 526 854,00
Information TechnologyR 6 989 179,00
Asset ManagementR 6 838 720,00
Human ResourcesR 6 649 311,00
Property ServicesR 4 433 413,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 4 267 943,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 341 223,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 3 292 215,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 1 736 542,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 1 523 904,00
Risk ManagementR 1 301 676,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 1 102 581,00
Disaster ManagementR 1 095 772,00
Project Management UnitR 1 013 558,00
Pollution ControlR 853 160,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 830 234,00
PoundsR 418 587,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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2021/22

Qualified

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2020/21

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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2019/20

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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2017/18

Qualified

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2015/16

Qualified

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2014/15

Qualified

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2010/11

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 maintenance0,55%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage34,528 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance26,211%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.