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Swartland

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

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Reported expenditureR 1,1B2024/25
Reported revenueR 1,3BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,773%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage22,605 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 934,5MR 996,6M
2023/24R 1BR 1,2B
2024/25R 1,1BR 1,3B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/232,915%
2023/242,85%
2024/252,773%

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 459 476 989,00
Water DistributionR 98 058 918,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 80 677 954,00
FinanceR 57 875 792,00
SewerageR 48 336 265,00
RoadsR 40 738 826,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 37 340 483,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 29 774 151,00
Mayor and CouncilR 23 585 065,00
Storm Water ManagementR 23 509 136,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 21 279 816,00
Information TechnologyR 16 850 837,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 15 673 542,00
Property ServicesR 15 009 665,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 13 675 956,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 13 190 143,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 12 045 879,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 10 490 054,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 10 125 907,00
Human ResourcesR 10 031 308,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 9 517 980,00
Street CleaningR 8 854 533,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 7 674 735,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 7 530 249,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 6 429 988,00
Population DevelopmentR 5 565 966,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 4 248 511,00
HousingR 4 025 860,00
Asset ManagementR 3 800 202,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 821 084,00
Governance FunctionR 2 548 868,00
TourismR 2 265 341,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 2 039 574,00
Disaster ManagementR 1 649 265,00
Fleet ManagementR 1 279 208,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 743 201,00
Control of Public NuisancesR 380 071,00
Risk ManagementR 87 398,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

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 maintenance2,773%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage22,605 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance13,873%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.