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Thabazimbi

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 453,4M2022/23
Reported revenueR 432,8MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,65 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 453,4MR 432,8M
2023/24R 612,5MR 443M
2024/25R 680,1MR 590,6M

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
ElectricityR 133 292 362,00
FinanceR 73 658 607,00
Water DistributionR 52 219 616,00
RoadsR 37 050 629,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 33 977 404,00
SewerageR 26 434 476,00
Security ServicesR 17 304 174,00
Mayor and CouncilR 12 248 106,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 10 621 912,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 7 408 899,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 7 254 482,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 6 791 041,00
Water TreatmentR 6 551 032,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 6 510 560,00
Governance FunctionR 5 938 210,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 4 830 110,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 3 646 529,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 3 285 621,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 1 639 537,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 1 087 773,00
Disaster ManagementR 959 623,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 636 504,00
Licensing and RegulationR 164 950,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 6 118,00
Economic Development/Planning-R 159 087,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2020/21

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2019/20

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2017/18

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2016/17

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2015/16

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2012/13

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable

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 coverage1,65 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-4,757%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.