Evidence has limits
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 388,8M | R 286,5M |
| 2023/24 | R 501,6M | R 345,7M |
| 2024/25 | Not reported | R 336,5M |
| Financial year | Maintenance ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Not reported |
| 2023/24 | 1,517% |
| 2024/25 | 1,001% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Roads | R 103 928 152,00 |
| Water Distribution | R 85 636 607,00 |
| Finance | R 68 354 613,00 |
| Property Services | R 55 191 398,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 39 035 248,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 25 867 661,00 |
| Electricity | R 22 524 761,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 20 708 806,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 14 928 729,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 10 494 122,00 |
| Human Resources | R 10 169 566,00 |
| Information Technology | R 8 119 644,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 4 995 206,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 4 954 688,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 3 293 025,00 |
| Pollution Control | R 2 382 733,00 |
| Governance Function | R 2 001 181,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 1 970 179,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 1 677 991,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 1 617 916,00 |
| Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and Crematoriums | R 1 540 988,00 |
| Risk Management | R 1 463 532,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 1 446 230,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 1 215 404,00 |
| Asset Management | R 1 062 579,00 |
| Waste Water Treatment | R 519 654,00 |
| Valuation Service | R 0,00 |
| Sewerage | -R 693 618,00 |
| Housing | -R 40 032 616,00 |
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 | 1,001% | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | Not reported | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | Not reported | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |