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City of Matlosana

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

41,6 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 5,9B2024/25
Reported revenueR 4,7BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio1,982%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage7,434 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 4,7BR 3,7B
2023/24R 5,2BR 4,1B
2024/25R 5,9BR 4,7B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/232,265%
2023/241,76%
2024/251,982%

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 1 758 445 125,00
Water DistributionR 1 549 929 230,00
FinanceR 488 373 889,00
SewerageR 410 149 831,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 362 203 177,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 314 266 497,00
Mayor and CouncilR 293 525 369,00
RoadsR 149 740 923,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 55 199 397,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 47 992 704,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 45 488 410,00
Licensing and Control of AnimalsR 42 357 197,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 41 718 538,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 37 251 698,00
Street CleaningR 32 053 083,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 31 477 387,00
Information TechnologyR 29 934 381,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 27 147 614,00
Project Management UnitR 23 564 212,00
MarketsR 21 476 898,00
Legal ServicesR 18 567 319,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 15 938 433,00
HousingR 15 729 557,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 11 446 931,00
Museums and Art GalleriesR 6 747 119,00
Disaster ManagementR 6 428 452,00
Governance FunctionR 5 209 583,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 4 276 982,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 184 064,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 1 912 801,00
Nature ConservationR 1 341 421,00
Health ServicesR 6 356,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2021/22

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2018/19

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2014/15

Qualified

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 maintenance1,982%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage7,434 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-23,287%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.