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Western Cape / B / WC026

Langeberg

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

52,8 / 100Mixed resilience

Financial resilience: a transparent indicator of financial position. Understand the calculation

Reported expenditureR 1,2B2024/25
Reported revenueR 1,2BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,976%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage2,122 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 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 649 008 426,00
FinanceR 78 387 836,00
Water DistributionR 45 834 677,00
HousingR 44 531 410,00
RoadsR 35 338 386,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 34 604 887,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 31 042 196,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 29 710 820,00
SewerageR 27 642 824,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 26 375 271,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 19 907 072,00
Water TreatmentR 18 202 321,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 17 768 619,00
Information TechnologyR 15 850 707,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 15 289 689,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 13 629 520,00
Mayor and CouncilR 13 517 341,00
Human ResourcesR 13 115 766,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 10 764 570,00
Street CleaningR 10 616 303,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 9 886 257,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 7 130 005,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 6 788 488,00
Storm Water ManagementR 5 534 528,00
Fleet ManagementR 5 458 477,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 5 377 214,00
Property ServicesR 5 032 307,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 3 578 929,00
Governance FunctionR 3 568 551,00
Project Management UnitR 2 405 173,00
TourismR 1 897 200,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 866 777,00
Public ToiletsR 1 042 386,00
Water StorageR 453 679,00
Disaster ManagementR 48 130,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

Unqualified - No findings

Source link unavailable
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 maintenance2,976%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage2,122 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance0,094%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.