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Dipaleseng

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

38,2 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 697,7M2024/25
Reported revenueR 365,6MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio5,643%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,321 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

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 570,7MR 324,2M
2023/24R 481,6MR 366,6M
2024/25R 697,7MR 365,6M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,861%
2023/242,842%
2024/255,643%

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 178 774 955,00
Water DistributionR 172 671 394,00
FinanceR 137 657 159,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 43 728 965,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 43 440 054,00
SewerageR 35 294 378,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 28 133 043,00
Development FacilitationR 11 519 728,00
Mayor and CouncilR 11 212 910,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 11 006 476,00
RoadsR 7 230 777,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 6 405 081,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 5 310 580,00
Project Management UnitR 1 991 841,00
Licensing and Control of AnimalsR 1 632 558,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 990 568,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 647 350,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 15 948,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2018/19

Disclaimer of opinion

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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 maintenance5,643%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage1,321 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-90,83%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.