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Northern Cape / B / NC078

Siyancuma

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

Insufficient evidence

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

Reported expenditureR 206,4M2022/23
Reported revenueR 181,6MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage58,205 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

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 02

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 206,4MR 181,6M
2023/24R 265,5MR 249,2M
2024/25R 288,1MR 219,6M

Maintenance over time

No reported values are available for this chart.

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 69 454 567,00
FinanceR 34 462 454,00
Storm Water ManagementR 26 761 710,00
Water DistributionR 23 701 029,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 19 504 325,00
RoadsR 12 781 735,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 11 719 800,00
Mayor and CouncilR 6 983 513,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 2 028 826,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 1 714 946,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 1 619 213,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 1 138 846,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 669 267,00
Property ServicesR 644 808,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 347 611,00
Water TreatmentR 208 612,00
Valuation ServiceR 96 313,00
Asset ManagementR 19 098,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 5 528,00
Health ServicesR 39,00
Sewerage-R 7 417 111,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

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 maintenanceNot reportedAudited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage58,205 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-13,701%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.