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

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Reported expenditureR 915M2023/24
Reported revenueR 988,4MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,546%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage5,224 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 472 439 529,00
FinanceR 50 286 902,00
RoadsR 32 853 676,00
Water DistributionR 31 092 882,00
HousingR 29 911 917,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 27 086 267,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 25 414 072,00
SewerageR 22 221 629,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 21 894 284,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 19 496 848,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 18 393 435,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 14 768 902,00
Water TreatmentR 14 466 025,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 12 082 808,00
Mayor and CouncilR 12 080 664,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 11 847 788,00
Information TechnologyR 11 821 381,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 11 660 850,00
Street CleaningR 11 484 763,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 9 966 960,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 9 305 233,00
Human ResourcesR 6 540 256,00
Property ServicesR 5 424 354,00
Fleet ManagementR 4 938 956,00
Storm Water ManagementR 4 832 425,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 4 352 844,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 3 420 773,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 3 377 875,00
Governance FunctionR 3 026 512,00
Project Management UnitR 2 172 543,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 648 300,00
Water StorageR 1 543 841,00
Public ToiletsR 1 483 848,00
TourismR 1 331 934,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 222 937,00
Disaster ManagementR 114 231,00
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 maintenance3,546%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage5,224 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance7,425%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.