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Naledi (NW)

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 793,6M2024/25
Reported revenueR 588,8MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,599%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-5,625 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

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 654,9MR 434,5M
2023/24R 703,4MR 496,1M
2024/25R 793,6MR 588,8M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,903%
2023/24Not reported
2024/250,599%

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 199 759 140,00
ElectricityR 194 004 208,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 55 221 559,00
SewerageR 36 399 046,00
RoadsR 34 365 512,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 28 250 428,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 25 107 738,00
Mayor and CouncilR 23 276 390,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 20 993 552,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 20 283 675,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 19 991 806,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 15 679 474,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 13 958 842,00
Water DistributionR 13 824 742,00
Legal ServicesR 13 748 436,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 11 089 948,00
Human ResourcesR 10 965 871,00
Valuation ServiceR 7 780 739,00
HousingR 6 867 613,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 5 082 927,00
Information TechnologyR 4 901 075,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 4 593 041,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 4 192 914,00
Nature ConservationR 3 997 948,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 3 829 204,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 3 513 147,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 3 032 910,00
Project Management UnitR 2 509 757,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 2 229 502,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 1 646 386,00
Asset ManagementR 1 058 730,00
Property ServicesR 509 221,00
Governance FunctionR 275 180,00
Water TreatmentR 225 574,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 203 593,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 184 111,00
Fleet Management-R 1 680,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2021/22

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2018/19

Outstanding

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 maintenance0,599%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-5,625 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-34,782%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.