Evidence has limits
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 453,4M | R 432,8M |
| 2023/24 | R 612,5M | R 443M |
| 2024/25 | R 680,1M | R 590,6M |
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 |
|---|---|
| Finance | R 193 835 640,00 |
| Electricity | R 162 503 052,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 70 688 589,00 |
| Roads | R 45 228 783,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 42 014 630,00 |
| Sewerage | R 32 302 305,00 |
| Water Distribution | R 28 554 091,00 |
| Water Treatment | R 17 185 601,00 |
| Security Services | R 16 593 799,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 15 800 681,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 14 457 908,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 12 190 461,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 8 663 071,00 |
| Community Parks (including Nurseries) | R 6 591 897,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 6 407 034,00 |
| Governance Function | R 2 985 628,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 1 616 948,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 1 504 464,00 |
| Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and Crematoriums | R 579 885,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 471 501,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 428 626,00 |
| Licensing and Regulation | R 56 426,00 |
| Road and Traffic Regulation | R 41 144,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | -R 569 452,00 |
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 | Not reported | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 2,167 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | -15,169% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |