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Limpopo / B / LIM472

Elias Motsoaledi

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

40,2 / 100Financial pressure

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Reported expenditureR 754,3M2024/25
Reported revenueR 755,9MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,865%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,009 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.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 668,1MR 646M
2023/24R 690,6MR 670,7M
2024/25R 754,3MR 755,9M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/233,08%
2023/242,979%
2024/252,865%

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 161 217 179,00
Public TransportR 94 334 302,00
FinanceR 77 644 992,00
RoadsR 77 635 411,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 58 989 924,00
Mayor and CouncilR 40 306 622,00
Fleet ManagementR 28 754 348,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 22 714 988,00
Human ResourcesR 21 577 574,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 20 335 050,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 19 939 581,00
Risk ManagementR 19 457 486,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 18 397 235,00
Governance FunctionR 14 944 081,00
Information TechnologyR 13 139 733,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 10 043 153,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 9 850 645,00
Asset ManagementR 9 143 754,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 6 678 141,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 6 376 561,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 6 006 075,00
Project Management UnitR 3 628 640,00
Legal ServicesR 3 610 126,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 249 480,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 2 995 908,00
Disaster ManagementR 2 590 792,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 596 811,00
Pollution ControlR 83 360,00
Property ServicesR 44 921,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2019/20

Qualified

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2011/12

Qualified

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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 maintenance2,865%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage1,009 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance0,215%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.