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Kgatelopele

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

35 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 150,6M2024/25
Reported revenueR 120,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,389%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage4,265 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

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
ElectricityR 40 797 050,00
FinanceR 32 406 740,00
SewerageR 20 720 887,00
Mayor and CouncilR 12 623 923,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 8 287 268,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 6 513 441,00
Water DistributionR 6 025 227,00
RoadsR 5 641 551,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 405 144,00
Information TechnologyR 2 543 228,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 2 540 437,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 2 222 393,00
Asset ManagementR 1 427 744,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 1 320 360,00
Human ResourcesR 1 124 673,00
Governance FunctionR 982 772,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 822 803,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 597 902,00
Storm Water ManagementR 593 074,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 444 972,00
Risk ManagementR 358 694,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 18 850,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)-R 847 501,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2023/24

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2022/23

Qualified

Source link unavailable
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 maintenance0,389%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage4,265 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-25,137%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.