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Current geography · all municipality types. Each source uses its latest independent period. Local and district responsibilities overlap; observed municipal sums and official source totals are shown separately.
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54 reported audit opinions / 54 eligible municipalities. Missing audit opinions are separate from outcomes.
Explore the audit record →Served count: 54 / 54 eligible codes. Free basic: 54 / 54. 15 explicit municipal providers.
Served count: 54 / 54 eligible codes. Free basic: 54 / 54. 29 explicit municipal providers.
Served count: 54 / 54 eligible codes. Free basic: 54 / 54. 15 explicit municipal providers.
Served count: 54 / 54 eligible codes. Free basic: 54 / 54. 43 explicit municipal providers.
Consumer units combine domestic and non-domestic units; free basic units are domestic. These counts do not measure resident access, service reliability or quality. The source’s 2023 figures are preliminary; 2022 figures are revised.
Compare the 2022 and 2023 reference years →Observed financial-reporting consultant costs: R 215,6M · 54 reporting municipalities. Creditor days are not added across municipalities.
| Municipality | Financial resilience | Expenditure | Maintenance | Audit opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbaqulusiKwazulu-Natal · KZN263 | R 998,3M | 8,195% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| Alfred DumaKwazulu-Natal · KZN238 | R 1,3B | 3,017% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| AmajubaKwazulu-Natal · DC25 | R 346,4M | Not reported | Qualified | |
| DannhauserKwazulu-Natal · KZN254 | R 192,9M | 5,053% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| Dr Nkosazana Dlamini ZumaKwazulu-Natal · KZN436 | R 276,9M | 3,13% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| eDumbeKwazulu-Natal · KZN261 | R 238,4M | 1,642% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| EmadlangeniKwazulu-Natal · KZN253 | R 167,9M | 0,836% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| EndumeniKwazulu-Natal · KZN241 | R 456,7M | 3,191% | Disclaimer of opinion | |
| eThekwiniKwazulu-Natal · ETH | R 55,5B | 109,506% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| Greater KokstadKwazulu-Natal · KZN433 | R 506,8M | 3,173% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| Harry GwalaKwazulu-Natal · DC43 | R 772,5M | Not reported | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| Hlabisa Big FiveKwazulu-Natal · KZN276 | R 206,2M | 5,091% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| iLembeKwazulu-Natal · DC29 | R 1,4B | Not reported | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| ImpendleKwazulu-Natal · KZN224 | R 90,8M | 1,048% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| Inkosi LangalibaleleKwazulu-Natal · KZN237 | R 816,6M | 2,624% | Qualified | |
| Johannes Phumani PhungulaKwazulu-Natal · KZN434 | R 248,8M | 2,681% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| JoziniKwazulu-Natal · KZN272 | R 393,9M | 0,712% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| King CetshwayoKwazulu-Natal · DC28 | R 1,1B | Not reported | Unqualified - No findings | |
| KwaDukuzaKwazulu-Natal · KZN292 | R 2,5B | 2,291% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| MandeniKwazulu-Natal · KZN291 | R 398M | 3,021% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| MaphumuloKwazulu-Natal · KZN294 | R 178,2M | 2,153% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| MfoloziKwazulu-Natal · KZN281 | R 258,7M | Not reported | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| MkhambathiniKwazulu-Natal · KZN226 | R 246,9M | 8,315% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| MpofanaKwazulu-Natal · KZN223 | R 301,8M | 13,011% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| MsingaKwazulu-Natal · KZN244 | R 368,3M | Not reported | Unqualified - No findings | |
| MsunduziKwazulu-Natal · KZN225 | R 8B | Not reported | Outstanding | |
| MthonjaneniKwazulu-Natal · KZN285 | R 230,2M | 2,721% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| MtubatubaKwazulu-Natal · KZN275 | R 354,2M | 0,865% | Qualified | |
| NdwedweKwazulu-Natal · KZN293 | R 282,2M | Not reported | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | |
| NewcastleKwazulu-Natal · KZN252 | R 2,9B | 0,939% | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items |