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

37,7 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 284,4M2024/25
Reported revenueR 244,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,056%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage6,116 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 230,3MR 199,1M
2023/24R 209,8MR 177,7M
2024/25R 284,4MR 244,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,633%
2023/241,044%
2024/251,056%

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 62 835 043,00
FinanceR 58 484 945,00
Water DistributionR 41 180 144,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 33 457 586,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 26 949 744,00
Mayor and CouncilR 24 925 079,00
RoadsR 8 736 915,00
SewerageR 6 378 179,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 5 367 391,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 4 646 007,00
Property ServicesR 4 145 022,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 3 077 662,00
HousingR 1 695 688,00
Museums and Art GalleriesR 935 550,00
Fleet ManagementR 853 086,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 560 507,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 176 882,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2016/17

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 maintenance1,056%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage6,116 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-16,426%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.