A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
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.
A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
Year-end cash covered less than one month of reported operating expenditure. Review the financial statements for context.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 205,2M | R 222,5M |
| 2023/24 | R 2,1B | Not reported |
| 2024/25 | R 80M | R 125,5M |
Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.
| Category | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Property Services | R 2 136 772 973,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 158 817 006,00 |
| Finance | R 54 097 231,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 9 710 003,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 8 887 646,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 8 138 090,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 3 079 762,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 2 559 639,00 |
| Asset Management | -R 2 885 299,00 |
| Control of Public Nuisances | -R 13 821 247,00 |
| Mayor and Council | -R 298 907 421,00 |
| Indicator | Reported value | What it tells you | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs and maintenance | Not reported | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 0,163 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. |
An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.
| Operating balance | Not reported | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |