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Mpumalanga / B / MP316

Dr J.S. Moroka

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

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Reported expenditureR 826,6M2024/25
Reported revenueR 974,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,54%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage4,412 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
2022/23Not reportedR 866,3M
2023/24R 698,6MR 956,2M
2024/25R 826,6MR 974,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/233,26%
2023/243,266%
2024/253,54%

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 200 095 436,00
Asset ManagementR 108 171 991,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 87 961 947,00
Water DistributionR 84 248 404,00
ElectricityR 59 431 107,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 44 218 733,00
Mayor and CouncilR 36 249 779,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 32 176 561,00
RoadsR 27 059 481,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 20 207 268,00
Project Management UnitR 17 811 608,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 16 993 310,00
Information TechnologyR 14 547 261,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 14 494 679,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 14 186 176,00
Licensing and RegulationR 12 063 997,00
Governance FunctionR 7 670 485,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 6 187 598,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 5 085 091,00
Human ResourcesR 4 603 133,00
HousingR 2 958 526,00
Cultural MattersR 2 461 169,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 2 042 411,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 534 887,00
Risk ManagementR 1 083 455,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 1 076 131,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 927 236,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 778 933,00
Literacy ProgrammesR 228 559,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2018/19

Outstanding

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2013/14

Qualified

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2010/11

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 maintenance3,54%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage4,412 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance15,167%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.