Short cash runway
Year-end cash covered less than one month of reported operating expenditure. Review the financial statements for context.
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
Year-end cash covered less than one month of reported operating expenditure. Review the financial statements for context.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 237,7M | R 246,8M |
| 2023/24 | R 307,4M | R 359,6M |
| 2024/25 | R 372,6M | R 327,7M |
| Financial year | Maintenance ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0,92% |
| 2023/24 | Not reported |
| 2024/25 | 0,063% |
Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.
| Category | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Finance | R 63 596 549,00 |
| Electricity | R 63 128 376,00 |
| Water Distribution | R 46 983 159,00 |
| Roads | R 15 061 869,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 11 733 159,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 7 040 115,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 6 628 237,00 |
| Sewerage | R 5 262 129,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 5 075 715,00 |
| Asset Management | R 3 077 168,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 1 887 699,00 |
| Human Resources | R 1 776 757,00 |
| Public Toilets | R 1 665 772,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 1 569 004,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 1 534 662,00 |
| Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and Crematoriums | R 1 462 017,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 180 015,00 |
An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.
| Indicator | Reported value | What it tells you | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs and maintenance | 0,92% | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 0,824 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 3,687% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |