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Cederberg

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

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Reported expenditureR 476,2M2024/25
Reported revenueR 503,7MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio5,402%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage7,974 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 365,9MR 370,8M
2023/24R 445,1MR 453,5M
2024/25R 476,2MR 503,7M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/234,476%
2023/245,398%
2024/255,402%

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 154 920 209,00
FinanceR 66 647 258,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 61 574 949,00
Water DistributionR 22 939 916,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 21 907 159,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 20 593 223,00
SewerageR 17 078 843,00
RoadsR 14 571 111,00
Water TreatmentR 10 605 473,00
Mayor and CouncilR 8 998 087,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 6 634 126,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 6 188 688,00
Information TechnologyR 5 800 221,00
HousingR 5 496 189,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 5 066 295,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 4 701 013,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 4 522 779,00
Human ResourcesR 4 514 209,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 4 506 346,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 4 328 426,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 4 168 187,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 3 608 477,00
Legal ServicesR 3 445 484,00
Disaster ManagementR 2 597 928,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 071 829,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 1 743 200,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 1 568 206,00
Storm Water ManagementR 1 383 812,00
Governance FunctionR 1 202 384,00
Fleet ManagementR 1 111 419,00
Project Management UnitR 909 790,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 773 789,00
Informal SettlementsR 10 109,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2017/18

Unqualified - No findings

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2010/11

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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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 maintenance5,402%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage7,974 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance5,457%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.