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Northern Cape / B / NC092

Dikgatlong

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

35,8 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 237,7M2022/23
Reported revenueR 246,8MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,92%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage0,824 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Short cash runway

Year-end cash covered less than one month of reported operating expenditure. Review the financial statements for context.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 237,7MR 246,8M
2023/24R 307,4MR 359,6M
2024/25R 372,6MR 327,7M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,92%
2023/24Not reported
2024/250,063%

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 63 596 549,00
ElectricityR 63 128 376,00
Water DistributionR 46 983 159,00
RoadsR 15 061 869,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 11 733 159,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 7 040 115,00
Mayor and CouncilR 6 628 237,00
SewerageR 5 262 129,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 5 075 715,00
Asset ManagementR 3 077 168,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 1 887 699,00
Human ResourcesR 1 776 757,00
Public ToiletsR 1 665 772,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 569 004,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 1 534 662,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 462 017,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 180 015,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2017/18

Disclaimer of opinion

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2012/13

Disclaimer of opinion

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2011/12

Outstanding

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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 maintenance0,92%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage0,824 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance3,687%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.