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Limpopo / B / LIM471

Ephraim Mogale

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

58,6 / 100Mixed resilience

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Reported expenditureR 455,9M2023/24
Reported revenueR 456,4MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,004%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage11,197 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

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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 337MR 347M
2023/24R 455,9MR 456,4M
2024/25R 410,9MR 416,9M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,568%
2023/242,004%
2024/251,764%

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 124 068 210,00
ElectricityR 80 658 552,00
HousingR 65 205 734,00
Mayor and CouncilR 35 754 411,00
Licensing and RegulationR 22 835 057,00
RoadsR 20 993 062,00
Fleet ManagementR 15 575 917,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 14 214 466,00
Information TechnologyR 13 307 326,00
Human ResourcesR 12 697 328,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 10 977 511,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 9 337 565,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 8 140 159,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 5 293 512,00
Legal ServicesR 5 022 900,00
Consumer ProtectionR 4 767 970,00
Health ServicesR 3 333 232,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 2 064 682,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 1 066 347,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 519 397,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 26 700,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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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 maintenance2,004%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage11,197 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance0,125%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.