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Mafikeng

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

74,6 / 100Mixed resilience

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Reported expenditureR 1,1B2024/25
Reported revenueR 1,3BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,916%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage10,832 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.

Historical context

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 1,2BR 1,2B
2023/24R 655,4MR 1,2B
2024/25R 1,1BR 1,3B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,351%
2023/241,492%
2024/251,916%

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
Solid Waste RemovalR 531 295 227,00
Water DistributionR 225 406 562,00
Mayor and CouncilR 86 710 756,00
ElectricityR 58 396 854,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 54 394 841,00
RoadsR 54 196 850,00
Security ServicesR 51 053 827,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 38 672 646,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 35 464 137,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 29 546 465,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 25 837 987,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 24 666 431,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 23 376 717,00
Fleet ManagementR 22 126 090,00
Storm Water ManagementR 20 121 263,00
Nonelectric EnergyR 18 676 694,00
HousingR 17 828 418,00
Street CleaningR 17 533 390,00
Legal ServicesR 14 198 152,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 13 781 125,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 13 756 282,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 12 774 792,00
Asset ManagementR 11 373 459,00
Disaster ManagementR 9 502 725,00
Information TechnologyR 7 798 669,00
Control of Public NuisancesR 6 322 981,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 5 201 149,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 5 160 513,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 4 875 267,00
Health ServicesR 4 213 053,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 573 698,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 3 454 954,00
Governance FunctionR 2 549 441,00
Project Management UnitR 2 044 146,00
TourismR 1 893 468,00
Risk ManagementR 1 483 110,00
PoundsR 1 176 000,00
Museums and Art GalleriesR 944 339,00
SewerageR 10 029,00
Human Resources-R 30 372 238,00
Finance-R 323 364 861,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

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 maintenance1,916%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage10,832 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance14,656%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.