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

47,7 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 383,9M2024/25
Reported revenueR 222,8MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,457%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage7,319 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

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 330,2MR 237,2M
2023/24R 405,3MR 256,1M
2024/25R 383,9MR 222,8M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/23Not reported
2023/243,392%
2024/253,457%

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 106 083 497,00
FinanceR 61 723 335,00
RoadsR 53 746 250,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 44 292 577,00
Mayor and CouncilR 43 399 882,00
Water DistributionR 22 689 356,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 11 347 044,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 10 848 214,00
SewerageR 8 139 816,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 6 223 367,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 5 148 567,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 3 423 465,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 2 492 268,00
Project Management UnitR 1 860 728,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 441 805,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 1 062 458,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2023/24

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2022/23

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2021/22

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2020/21

Disclaimer of opinion

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 maintenance3,457%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage7,319 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-72,335%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.