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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 131,7M2022/23
Reported revenueR 107,9MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratioNot reportedRepairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage2,493 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 131,7MR 107,9M
2023/24R 154,8MR 94,6M
2024/25R 150,6MR 120,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/23Not reported
2023/24Not reported
2024/250,389%

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 29 259 805,00
ElectricityR 28 413 644,00
Water DistributionR 17 568 395,00
SewerageR 9 937 553,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 9 647 796,00
Mayor and CouncilR 9 304 432,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 6 481 242,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 072 332,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 2 817 203,00
RoadsR 2 772 109,00
Information TechnologyR 2 616 263,00
Asset ManagementR 1 904 608,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 1 611 753,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 437 281,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 1 355 877,00
Governance FunctionR 1 292 658,00
Human ResourcesR 909 757,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 502 154,00
Risk ManagementR 395 204,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 311 454,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 38 788,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 27 030,00
Health ServicesR 1 000,00
Supply Chain Management-R 2 850,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2023/24

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2022/23

Qualified

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2021/22

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2016/17

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable

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 coverage2,493 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-21,998%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.