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Northern Cape / B / NC092

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

Review source values

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

Reported expenditureR 372,6M2024/25
Reported revenueR 327,7MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,063%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-9,869 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Review source values

Reported asset values, cash or the repairs-to-asset ratio triggered a quality check. An unusual asset base or a source classification change may explain this. Raw arithmetic remains visible; the resilience score is withheld.

Evidence note 02

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 03

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 04

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 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 178 481 361,00
ElectricityR 63 500 936,00
Water DistributionR 41 837 635,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 21 004 576,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 12 361 714,00
RoadsR 9 620 959,00
Mayor and CouncilR 9 438 535,00
SewerageR 8 230 264,00
Asset ManagementR 6 776 508,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 4 138 909,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 3 118 138,00
Security ServicesR 2 539 034,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 2 278 877,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 2 038 886,00
Human ResourcesR 1 949 681,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 1 859 597,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 1 671 995,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 369 677,00
Public ToiletsR 355 644,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2017/18

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2012/13

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2011/12

Outstanding

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 maintenance0,063%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-9,869 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-13,688%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.