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Lekwa-Teemane

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

40,2 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 534,3M2024/25
Reported revenueR 478,7MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,657%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage13,193 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 362,7MR 341,2M
2023/24R 515,6MR 400,4M
2024/25R 534,3MR 478,7M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,268%
2023/241,047%
2024/251,657%

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 267 541 507,00
ElectricityR 107 904 543,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 35 900 231,00
Water DistributionR 26 397 379,00
RoadsR 21 225 104,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 14 168 146,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 13 818 155,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 11 363 058,00
Mayor and CouncilR 10 152 863,00
Property ServicesR 5 156 637,00
SewerageR 4 677 417,00
Human ResourcesR 3 944 611,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 1 870 870,00
Information TechnologyR 1 658 242,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 650 967,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 602 335,00
Water StorageR 1 599 609,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 1 115 811,00
Project Management UnitR 1 106 665,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 1 099 170,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 336 666,00
CleansingR 15 455,00
HousingR 9 919,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 5 250,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2021/22

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2020/21

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2018/19

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 maintenance1,657%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage13,193 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-11,611%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.