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Gamagara

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

49,2 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 785,8M2024/25
Reported revenueR 673MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,796%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage11,668 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

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 02

Operating deficit

Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.

Historical context

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23Not reportedNot reported
2023/24R 732,5MR 673,4M
2024/25R 785,8MR 673M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/23Not reported
2023/243,31%
2024/253,796%

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 264 192 089,00
FinanceR 114 737 885,00
Water DistributionR 77 412 181,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 41 274 325,00
SewerageR 39 314 039,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 36 298 788,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 32 373 290,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 20 842 993,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 20 527 198,00
RoadsR 17 686 073,00
Disaster ManagementR 17 555 928,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 13 744 416,00
Information TechnologyR 13 618 591,00
Human ResourcesR 13 504 849,00
Mayor and CouncilR 11 855 489,00
Fleet ManagementR 10 510 848,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 10 057 391,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 7 644 436,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 6 808 123,00
Valuation ServiceR 5 627 094,00
Water StorageR 3 849 393,00
Project Management UnitR 3 211 550,00
HousingR 2 552 202,00
Storm Water ManagementR 586 217,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2018/19

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2017/18

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2016/17

Qualified

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 maintenance3,796%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage11,668 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-16,764%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.