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Northern Cape / B / NC076

Thembelihle

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

Review source values

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

Reported expenditureR 135,4M2024/25
Reported revenueR 96,4MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,894%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-7,113 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Review source values

Reported asset values, cash or the repairs-to-asset ratio triggered a quality check. An unusual asset base or a source classification change may explain this. Raw arithmetic remains visible; the resilience score is withheld.

Evidence note 02

Evidence has limits

A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.

Evidence note 03

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 04

Operating deficit

Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 134,1MR 94,3M
2023/24R 131,7MR 87,7M
2024/25R 135,4MR 96,4M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,668%
2023/240,68%
2024/250,894%

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 53 396 861,00
ElectricityR 35 801 616,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 11 124 211,00
Water DistributionR 9 259 377,00
Mayor and CouncilR 7 827 978,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 5 458 923,00
RoadsR 3 446 777,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 3 171 349,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 2 345 604,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 2 271 748,00
SewerageR 924 994,00
Property ServicesR 295 094,00
Project Management UnitR 187 340,00
Disaster ManagementR 33 488,00
Fleet ManagementR 27 564,00
Public ToiletsR 18 620,00
Economic Development/Planning-R 192 541,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2018/19

Qualified

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2016/17

Qualified

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2012/13

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 maintenance0,894%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-7,113 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-40,438%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.