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Madibeng

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

53,9 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 3,5B2024/25
Reported revenueR 2,8BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio4,93%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage4,022 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
2022/23R 2,5BR 2,4B
2023/24R 3,3BR 2,5B
2024/25R 3,5BR 2,8B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/232,575%
2023/243,859%
2024/254,93%

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 1 154 567 059,00
FinanceR 468 356 345,00
Water DistributionR 377 049 821,00
Fleet ManagementR 318 726 970,00
Security ServicesR 155 548 995,00
Water TreatmentR 137 667 020,00
Mayor and CouncilR 110 372 268,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 90 265 455,00
Information TechnologyR 61 123 116,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 56 624 401,00
Asset ManagementR 54 351 484,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 52 954 386,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 40 377 246,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 35 017 389,00
Human ResourcesR 30 801 878,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 29 703 476,00
SewerageR 29 148 198,00
Street CleaningR 28 260 303,00
Legal ServicesR 28 232 874,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 25 157 883,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 24 573 776,00
RoadsR 19 378 482,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 17 344 365,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 16 224 537,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 16 138 092,00
Governance FunctionR 12 297 268,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 9 951 779,00
Project Management UnitR 9 378 849,00
Health ServicesR 9 286 380,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 7 522 962,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 7 442 301,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 7 339 557,00
Valuation ServiceR 6 588 867,00
HousingR 5 773 836,00
Disaster ManagementR 3 559 309,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 431 664,00
TourismR 3 215 068,00
Support to Local MunicipalitiesR 3 019 677,00
Pollution ControlR 2 765 942,00
Informal SettlementsR 2 328 053,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 2 317 559,00
Risk ManagementR 2 105 202,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 556 926,00
Cultural MattersR 290 270,00
Central City Improvement DistrictR 26 849,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2018/19

Disclaimer of opinion

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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 maintenance4,93%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage4,022 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-22,116%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.