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

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Reported expenditureR 875M2022/23
Reported revenueR 911,1MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,22%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage4,206 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Follow the evidence

Compare matched annual figures, audit outcomes and underlying Treasury records before drawing conclusions.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 875MR 911,1M
2023/24R 915MR 988,4M
2024/25R 1,2BR 1,2B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/233,22%
2023/243,546%
2024/252,976%

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 436 731 281,00
FinanceR 58 998 672,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 33 783 491,00
Water DistributionR 32 382 597,00
RoadsR 27 262 822,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 25 284 386,00
SewerageR 24 625 424,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 22 833 486,00
HousingR 22 788 404,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 18 443 274,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 18 097 490,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 13 492 087,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 12 341 630,00
Mayor and CouncilR 11 100 540,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 11 047 957,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 11 042 475,00
Information TechnologyR 10 554 730,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 10 428 758,00
Water TreatmentR 10 127 230,00
Street CleaningR 8 826 974,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 8 188 836,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 6 758 427,00
Human ResourcesR 6 110 396,00
Property ServicesR 5 881 669,00
Fleet ManagementR 4 682 182,00
Storm Water ManagementR 4 471 112,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 4 343 037,00
Governance FunctionR 3 732 506,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 068 254,00
Project Management UnitR 2 021 973,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 740 429,00
Water StorageR 1 483 702,00
Public ToiletsR 1 412 237,00
TourismR 827 586,00
Legal ServicesR 108 946,00
Disaster ManagementR 9 251,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

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 maintenance3,22%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage4,206 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance3,96%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.