South Africa’s municipal finances, made public /Read our methodology
Municipality directory
Northern Cape / B / NC087

Dawid Kruiper

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

53,6 / 100Mixed resilience

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Reported expenditureR 944M2023/24
Reported revenueR 959,5MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,219%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage6,458 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Follow the evidence

Compare matched annual figures, audit outcomes and underlying Treasury records before drawing conclusions.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 825,9MR 813M
2023/24R 944MR 959,5M
2024/25R 1,1BR 1B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,22%
2023/240,219%
2024/250,619%

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 340 666 541,00
FinanceR 114 896 463,00
Water DistributionR 75 666 158,00
RoadsR 48 367 065,00
Fleet ManagementR 42 931 420,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 35 562 118,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 29 314 632,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 26 668 885,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 23 210 217,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 23 208 606,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 23 063 459,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 21 999 870,00
Security ServicesR 18 796 631,00
Mayor and CouncilR 16 155 542,00
SewerageR 13 620 809,00
Information TechnologyR 11 900 140,00
Property ServicesR 8 950 584,00
Human ResourcesR 8 899 824,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 7 558 078,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 7 062 807,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 7 012 507,00
HousingR 5 023 188,00
TourismR 4 526 867,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 4 448 335,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 4 247 015,00
Asset ManagementR 4 225 585,00
Governance FunctionR 3 913 945,00
Project Management UnitR 3 364 821,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 3 024 348,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 398 559,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 1 037 421,00
Legal ServicesR 914 827,00
Risk ManagementR 616 163,00
Informal SettlementsR 417 227,00
Valuation ServiceR 137 014,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 91 371,00
AgriculturalR 51 999,00
Museums and Art GalleriesR 4 779,00
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 maintenance0,219%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage6,458 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance1,619%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.