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

29,4 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 1,8B2024/25
Reported revenueR 1,5BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,467%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage2,097 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Audit not available

The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.

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 1,3BR 1,2B
2023/24R 1,2BR 1,2B
2024/25R 1,8BR 1,5B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,672%
2023/240,869%
2024/251,467%

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 467 209 368,00
Water DistributionR 277 001 588,00
Mayor and CouncilR 249 089 556,00
FinanceR 131 315 044,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 118 260 094,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 90 924 519,00
Fleet ManagementR 71 185 643,00
Asset ManagementR 49 207 960,00
RoadsR 45 681 321,00
Legal ServicesR 42 745 433,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 41 833 233,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 30 417 696,00
Information TechnologyR 26 559 337,00
Human ResourcesR 20 520 045,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 19 296 919,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 18 577 206,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 17 652 879,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 15 022 474,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 13 906 232,00
SewerageR 11 675 754,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 11 498 505,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 11 165 043,00
Project Management UnitR 9 815 865,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 8 139 304,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 6 688 301,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 5 938 049,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 5 702 491,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 5 682 146,00
Governance FunctionR 3 821 464,00
Property ServicesR 3 802 139,00
Risk ManagementR 2 867 569,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 2 741 189,00
HousingR 2 149 210,00
TourismR 1 337 282,00
Museums and Art GalleriesR 1 200 051,00
Street Lighting and Signal Systems-R 2 159 519,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2018/19

Outstanding

Source link unavailable
2016/17

Adverse opinion

Source link unavailable
2015/16

Adverse opinion

Source link unavailable
2014/15

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2013/14

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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 maintenance1,467%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage2,097 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-22,697%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.