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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 465,5M2024/25
Reported revenueR 342,4MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,925%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-4,754 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 303,6MR 319,9M
2023/24R 397,2MR 363,2M
2024/25R 465,5MR 342,4M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/232,67%
2023/241,559%
2024/250,925%

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 137 810 272,00
ElectricityR 134 781 189,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 50 059 774,00
Mayor and CouncilR 34 752 681,00
Licensing and RegulationR 19 828 454,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 19 208 181,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 17 935 525,00
Water DistributionR 13 060 420,00
Storm Water ManagementR 11 631 998,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 8 232 692,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 7 540 866,00
HousingR 4 254 771,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 3 062 191,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 705 146,00
Human ResourcesR 1 664 590,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2021/22

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2011/12

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2010/11

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 maintenance0,925%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-4,754 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-35,946%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.