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City of Tshwane

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

60,6 / 100Mixed resilience

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Reported expenditureR 51,1B2024/25
Reported revenueR 51,4BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,306%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage18,662 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.

Historical context

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 42,2BR 41,5B
2023/24R 45,3BR 45,9B
2024/25R 51,1BR 51,4B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/232,307%
2023/241,89%
2024/252,306%

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 18 159 611 968,00
Water DistributionR 7 873 516 564,00
FinanceR 4 741 130 970,00
Civil DefenceR 3 868 923 257,00
Public TransportR 1 317 857 168,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 1 174 931 134,00
Property ServicesR 1 141 003 649,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 803 866 670,00
RoadsR 794 239 725,00
HousingR 741 218 231,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 715 072 990,00
Health ServicesR 708 633 231,00
Human ResourcesR 682 680 833,00
Fleet ManagementR 675 118 372,00
Information TechnologyR 605 197 900,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 521 747 828,00
Mayor and CouncilR 516 196 158,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 459 891 464,00
SewerageR 447 939 133,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 430 683 058,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 408 533 932,00
Informal SettlementsR 386 421 997,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 361 787 354,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 344 429 495,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 341 028 402,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 307 724 106,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 266 109 456,00
Legal ServicesR 255 397 517,00
AmbulanceR 230 568 745,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 191 256 753,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 189 582 627,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 175 025 260,00
MarketsR 157 465 078,00
Project Management UnitR 151 590 329,00
Air TransportR 150 588 574,00
Governance FunctionR 130 855 826,00
Nature ConservationR 130 009 419,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 110 416 015,00
Regional Planning and DevelopmentR 107 373 518,00
Pollution ControlR 60 058 602,00
Water TreatmentR 49 362 230,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 43 634 023,00
Asset ManagementR 41 244 929,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 40 470 132,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 35 878 925,00
Water StorageR 24 955 163,00
Museums and Art GalleriesR 24 476 491,00
Disaster ManagementR 23 551 241,00
Risk ManagementR 11 844 250,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 9 352 854,00
EducationR 8 395 554,00
Literacy ProgrammesR 8 292 589,00
Storm Water ManagementR 6 953 205,00
TourismR 6 612 596,00
Cultural MattersR 2 735 561,00
Street CleaningR 2 680 603,00
Beaches and JettiesR 22 231,00
Security ServicesR 1 220,00
Aged CareR 304,00
Community Halls and Facilities-R 57 885 474,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2022/23

Qualified

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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 maintenance2,306%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage18,662 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance0,619%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.