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

38 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 656,4M2024/25
Reported revenueR 452,1MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,117%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage68,892 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 546,5MR 264,7M
2023/24R 623,5MR 343,1M
2024/25R 656,4MR 452,1M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,063%
2023/240,386%
2024/251,117%

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 219 896 409,00
Human ResourcesR 186 064 541,00
FinanceR 122 032 920,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 38 186 714,00
Water DistributionR 33 731 298,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 31 488 198,00
Mayor and CouncilR 30 062 872,00
Legal ServicesR 9 893 891,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 4 241 502,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 1 726 974,00
Project Management UnitR 654 655,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 506 844,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 84 637,00
SewerageR 67 396,00
Water StorageR 26 305,00
RoadsR 21 784,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 10 728,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 178,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 839,00
Community Halls and Facilities-R 22 249 847,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2023/24

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2022/23

Outstanding

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2021/22

Outstanding

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2020/21

Outstanding

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2018/19

Disclaimer of opinion

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2015/16

Qualified

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2014/15

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2013/14

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2012/13

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 maintenance1,117%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage68,892 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-45,199%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.