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A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.
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Western Cape / B / WC034
Swellendam
A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.
Reported expenditureR 576,4M2024/25
Reported revenueNot reportedRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio9,396%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage10,731 monthsLiquidity indicator
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
Follow the financial trajectory.
Revenue & expenditure
Nominal ZAR · Financial-year endView exact figures
| Financial year | Expenditure | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | R 327,7M | R 332,2M |
| 2023/24 | R 434,1M | R 448M |
| 2024/25 | R 576,4M | Not reported |
Maintenance over time
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| Financial year | Maintenance ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5,272% |
| 2023/24 | 6,003% |
| 2024/25 | 9,396% |
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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| Category | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Electricity | R 132 543 954,00 |
| Housing | R 131 361 529,00 |
| Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking Control | R 45 555 872,00 |
| Finance | R 32 953 400,00 |
| Water Distribution | R 30 752 628,00 |
| Roads | R 28 912 507,00 |
| Sewerage | R 21 900 236,00 |
| Human Resources | R 16 243 213,00 |
| Mayor and Council | R 15 459 254,00 |
| Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites) | R 14 548 764,00 |
| Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief Executive | R 12 585 723,00 |
| Solid Waste Removal | R 11 712 152,00 |
| Community Parks (including Nurseries) | R 9 413 007,00 |
| Road and Traffic Regulation | R 9 154 433,00 |
| Waste Water Treatment | R 7 099 807,00 |
| Administrative and Corporate Support | R 6 625 000,00 |
| Libraries and Archives | R 6 477 022,00 |
| Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City Engineer | R 5 989 377,00 |
| Storm Water Management | R 5 097 095,00 |
| Supply Chain Management | R 4 967 615,00 |
| Information Technology | R 3 298 361,00 |
| Water Storage | R 2 828 016,00 |
| Property Services | R 2 648 273,00 |
| Fleet Management | R 2 401 515,00 |
| Project Management Unit | R 2 381 413,00 |
| Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and Crematoriums | R 2 281 902,00 |
| Community Halls and Facilities | R 2 008 938,00 |
| Water Treatment | R 1 868 064,00 |
| Sports Grounds and Stadiums | R 1 656 322,00 |
| Recreational Facilities | R 1 273 262,00 |
| Governance Function | R 1 262 001,00 |
| Street Cleaning | R 1 048 916,00 |
| Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs) | R 656 316,00 |
| Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordination | R 423 415,00 |
| Licensing and Regulation | R 415 208,00 |
| Tourism | R 412 000,00 |
| Street Lighting and Signal Systems | R 144 929,00 |
| Pounds | R 1 732,00 |
Reporting & compliance
The audit record.
Unqualified - No findings
Audit evidenceUnqualified - Emphasis of Matter items
Audit evidenceUnqualified - No findings
Audit evidenceUnqualified - No findings
Audit evidenceUnqualified - No findings
Audit evidenceUnqualified - Emphasis of Matter items
Audit evidenceUnqualified - No findings
Audit evidenceUnqualified - No findings
Audit evidenceUnqualified - No findings
Audit evidenceUnqualified - No findings
Audit evidenceUnqualified - Emphasis of Matter items
Audit evidenceUnqualified - Emphasis of Matter items
Audit evidenceOutstanding
Audit evidenceDisclaimer of opinion
Audit evidenceAn 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.
| Indicator | Reported value | What it tells you | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs and maintenance | 9,396% | Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review. | |
| Cash coverage | 10,731 months | Year-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months. | |
| Operating balance | Not reported | Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue. |