Audit not available
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 42,2B | R 41,5B |
| 2023/24 | R 45,3B | R 45,9B |
| 2024/25 | R 51,1B | R 51,4B |
| Financial year | Maintenance ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,307% |
| 2023/24 | 1,89% |
| 2024/25 | 2,306% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Electricity | R 18 159 611 968,00 |
| Water Distribution | R 7 873 516 564,00 |
| Finance | R 4 741 130 970,00 |
| Civil Defence | R 3 868 923 257,00 |
| Public Transport | R 1 317 857 168,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 1 174 931 134,00 |
| Property Services | R 1 141 003 649,00 |
| Fire Fighting and Protection | R 803 866 670,00 |
| Roads | R 794 239 725,00 |
| Housing | R 741 218 231,00 |
| Street Lighting and Signal Systems | R 715 072 990,00 |
| Health Services | R 708 633 231,00 |
| Human Resources | R 682 680 833,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 675 118 372,00 |
| Information Technology | R 605 197 900,00 |
| Economic Development/Planning | R 521 747 828,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 516 196 158,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 459 891 464,00 |
| Sewerage | R 447 939 133,00 |
| Community Parks (including Nurseries) | R 430 683 058,00 |
| Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites) | R 408 533 932,00 |
| Informal Settlements | R 386 421 997,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 361 787 354,00 |
| Waste Water Treatment | R 344 429 495,00 |
| Recreational Facilities | R 341 028 402,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 307 724 106,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 266 109 456,00 |
| Legal Services | R 255 397 517,00 |
| Ambulance | R 230 568 745,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 191 256 753,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 189 582 627,00 |
| Road and Traffic Regulation | R 175 025 260,00 |
| Markets | R 157 465 078,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 151 590 329,00 |
| Air Transport | R 150 588 574,00 |
| Governance Function | R 130 855 826,00 |
| Nature Conservation | R 130 009 419,00 |
| Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and Crematoriums | R 110 416 015,00 |
| Regional Planning and Development | R 107 373 518,00 |
| Pollution Control | R 60 058 602,00 |
| Water Treatment | R 49 362 230,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 43 634 023,00 |
| Asset Management | R 41 244 929,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 40 470 132,00 |
| Sports Grounds and Stadiums | R 35 878 925,00 |
| Water Storage | R 24 955 163,00 |
| Museums and Art Galleries | R 24 476 491,00 |
| Disaster Management | R 23 551 241,00 |
| Risk Management | R 11 844 250,00 |
| Biodiversity and Landscape | R 9 352 854,00 |
| Education | R 8 395 554,00 |
| Literacy Programmes | R 8 292 589,00 |
| Storm Water Management | R 6 953 205,00 |
| Tourism | R 6 612 596,00 |
| Cultural Matters | R 2 735 561,00 |
| Street Cleaning | R 2 680 603,00 |
| Beaches and Jetties | R 22 231,00 |
| Security Services | R 1 220,00 |
| Aged Care | R 304,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | -R 57 885 474,00 |
An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.
| Indicator | Reported value | What it tells you | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs and maintenance | 2,306% | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 18,662 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | 0,619% | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |