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Raymond Mhlaba

B3 local municipality in Amathole,

Population: 151 380 Size: 6 360.9 km² Density: 23.8 / km²

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 Raymond Mhlaba, Eastern Cape was established on 3 August 2016 through the amalgamation of Nkonkobe, Nxuba...

 Contacts Last updated October 2020

Mayor/Executive Mayor   046 645 7400

 Mr Bandile Ketelo  Email municipality

 040 653 1214 http://www.raymondmhlaba.g   [email protected] ov.za

Secretary of Mayor/Executive Mayor  8 Somerste Street  Ms Phelisa Ncapayi 5720  040 653 1214

Municipal Manager 

 Mrs U.T Malinzi

 046 645 7451

 mmo[email protected]

Secretary of Municipal Manager

 Ms Phumeza Madotyeni

 046 645 7451

[email protected]

Deputy Mayor/Executive Mayor 

Secretary of Deputy Mayor/Executive Mayor

Chief Financial Ocer 

 Ms N Smith

 046 645 7482

[email protected]

Secretary of Financial Manager

 Ms Yandiswa Ramncwana

 046 645 7482

[email protected]  Financial Performance

Audit Outcomes

2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 ...

   Qualied Unqualied - Emphasis of Unqualied - Emphasis of Matter items Matter items

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 What do dierent audit outcomes mean? 

Unqualied Opinion Unqualied Opinion  No Findings Emphasis of Matter Items   Same as an Unqualied Opinion with no ndings, but the Same as an Unqualied Opinion with no ndings, but the Auditor-General wants to bring something particular to the Auditor-General wants to bring something particular to the attention of the reader. attention of the reader.

Qualied Opinion Adverse Opinion

The Auditor-General expresses reservations about the fair This is expressed when the auditor concludes that the annual  presentation of the nancial statements. There is some  nancial statements do not present the municipality’s nancial departure from the Generally Recognised Accounting Practices position, results of operations and cash ows in line with (GRAP) but is not suciently serious as to warrant an adverse Generally Recognised Accounting Practices (GRAP). opinion or disclaimer of opinion.

Disclaimer of Opinion

An Outstanding Opinion The Auditor-General does not have all of the underlying  documentation needed to determine an opinion. For example,  Means that the Auditor General raised queries with the the lack of underlying documentation and the amounts in municipality and therefore has not submitted another opinion. question may be so great so that it is impossible to give any opinion on all.

Cash Balance 2018-2019

R10 041 077 

Cash balance at the end of the nancial year.

 About this indicator  R15m

A municipality's cash balance refers to the money it has in the bank that it can access easily. If a R10m municipality's bank account is in overdraft it has a negative cash balance. Negative cash balances are a sign of serious nancial management R5m problems. A municipality should have enough cash on hand from month to month so that it can pay salaries, suppliers and so on. R 0 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally ▶

 How is performance measured? 

 Good Positive balance

 Bad Negative balance

 Show calculation 

Reference:

State of Local Government Finances

Formula:

= Cash available at year end

= [Cash Flow] item code 4200, Audited Actual

Cash Coverage 2018-2019

0.3 months 

Months of operating expenses can be paid for with the cash available. 0.6

0.5  About this indicator  0.4

Cash coverage measures the length of time, in 0.3 months, that a municipality could manage to pay for its day-to-day expenses using just its cash 0.2 reserves. So, if a municipality had to rely on its cash reserves to pay all short-term bills, how long 0.1 could it last? Ideally, a municipality should have at least three months' of cash cover. 0 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally ▶

 How is performance measured? 

 Good > 3 months

 Average 1-3 months

 Bad < 1 month

 Show calculation 

Reference:

State of Local Government Finances

Formula:

= Cash available at year end / Operating Expenditure per month pe d u e pe o

= [Cash Flow] item code 4200, Audited Actual / ( [Income & Expenditure] item code 4600, Adjusted Budget / 12 )

Spending of Operating Budget 2018-2019

13.6% overspent 

Dierence between budgeted operating expenditure and what was actually spent.

10%  About this indicator 

This indicator is about how much more a 5% municipalty spent on its operating expenses, than was planned and budgeted for. It is important that a municipality controls its day-to-day expenses in 0% order to avoid cash shortages. If a municipality sigicantly overspends its operating budget this is a sign of poor operating controls or something more sinister. 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 Overspending by up to 5 percent is usually condoned; overspending in excess of 15 percent is Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally a sign of high risk.

 How is performance measured? 

 Good 0% - 5%

 Average 5% - 15%

 Bad > 15%

 Show calculation 

Reference:

Over and under spending reports to parliament

Formula:

= ((Actual Operating Expenditure - Budget Operating Expenditure) / Budgeted Operating Expenditure) * 100

= ( ( [Income & Expenditure] item code 4600, Audited Actual - [Income & Expenditure] item code 4600, Adjusted Budget ) / [Income & Expenditure] item code 4600, Adjusted Budget ) * 100

Spending of Capital Budget 2018-2019

6.7% underspent 

Dierence between budgeted capital expenditure and what was actually spent.  About this indicator  60%

Capital spending includes spending on 40% infrastructure projects like new water pipes or building a library. Underspending on a capital budget can lead to an under-delivery of basic services. This indicator looks at the percentage by 20% which actual spending falls short of the budget for capital expenses. Persistent underspending may be due to underresourced municipalities which 0% cannot manage large projects on time. 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 Municipalities should aim to spend at least 95 percent of their capital budgets. Failure to spend even 85 percent is a clear warning sign. Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally

 How is performance measured? 

 Good 0% - 5%

 Average 5% - 15%

 Bad > 15%

 Show calculation 

Reference:

Over and under spending reports to parliament

Formula:

= ((Actual Capital Expenditure - Budgeted Capital Expenditure) / Budgeted Capital Expenditure) * 100

= ( ( [Capital] item code 4100, Audited Actual - [Capital] item code 4100, Adjusted Budget ) / [Capital] item code 4100, Adjusted Budget ) * 100

Spending on Capital Projects 2019-2020

 About this indicator  Project description Budget

The capital budget of a municipality consists of Capital Infrastructure New Roads Infrastructure Roads R12 100 000  the capital projects that the municipality plans to do for the next three years arranged under the various functions of the municipal budget. Capital Capital Infrastructure New Electrical Infrastructure LV Networks R12 000 000  projects can be road upgrades, water distribution, community parks etc, linked to the relevant Capital Non-infrastructure New Community Assets Community municipal function. R500 000 Facilities Halls 

Capital Non-infrastructure New Community Assets Community R2 610 200 Facilities Public Ablution Facilities  ▶ Operational:Typical Work Streams: MSIG Grant R4 000 000  Showing 5 of 8 See more for this municipality Spending on Repairs and Maintenance 2018-2019

0.0% 

Spending on Repairs and Maintenance as a percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment.

 About this indicator 

Infrastructure must be maintained so that service 0% delivery is not aected. This indicator looks at how much money was budgeted for repairs and maintenance, as a percentage of total xed assets (property, plant and equipment). For every R10 spent on building/replacing infrastructure, R0.80 should be spent every year on repairs and maintenance. 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 This translates into a Repairs and Maintenance budget that should be 8 percent of the value of Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally property, plant and equipment.

 How is performance measured? 

 Good > 8%

 Bad < 8%

 Show calculation 

Reference:

Circular 71

Formula:

= (Repairs and maintenance expenditure / (Property, Plant and Equipment + Investment Property)) * 100

= ( [Capital] item code 4100, Audited Actual / ( [Balance Sheet] item code 1300, Audited Actual + [Balance Sheet] item code 1401, Audited Actual ) ) * 100

Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure 2018-2019

3.6% 

Unauthorised, Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure as a percentage of operating expenditure.

 About this indicator 

Unauthorised expenditure means any spending that was not budgeted for or that is unrelated to the municpal department's function. An example is using municipal funds to pay for unbudgeted projects. Irregular expenditure is spending that

goes against the relevant legislation, municipal policies or by-laws. An example is awarding a t t th t did t th h t d contract that did not go through tender procedures. Fruitless and wasteful expenditure concerns spending which was made in vain and would have been avoided had reasonable care 20% been exercised. An example of such expenditure would include paying a deposit for a venue and 15% not using it and losing the deposit.

10%

5%

0% ▶ 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally

 How is performance measured? 

 Good 0%

 Bad > 0%

 Show calculation 

Reference:

Circular 71

Formula:

= (Unauthorised, Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure / Actual Operating Expenditure) * 100

= ( [undened] item code irregular,fruitless,unauthorised / [Income & Expenditure] item code 4600, Audited Actual ) * 100

Current Ratio 2018-2019

0.25 

The value of a municipality's short-term assets as a multiple of its short-term liabilities. 0.3

0.3  About this indicator  0.2 The current ratio compares the value of a municipality's short-term assets (cash, bank 0.2 deposits, etc) compared with its short-term liabilities (creditors, loans due and so on). The 0.1 higher the ratio, the better. The normal range of 0.1 the current ratio is 1.5 to 2 (the municipality has assets more than 1.5 to 2 times its current debts). 0 Anything less than that and the municipality may 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 struggle to keep up with its payments.

Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally ▶

 How is performance measured? 

 Good > 1.5

 Average 1 - 1.5  Bad < 1

 Show calculation 

Reference:

Circular 71

Formula:

= Current Assets / Current Liabilities

= [Balance Sheet] item code 2150, Audited Actual / [Balance Sheet] item code 1600, Audited Actual

Liquidity Ratio 2018-2019

0.04 

The municipality's immediate ability to pay its current liabilities. 0.1

0.1  About this indicator  0.1 Liquidity ratios show the ability of a municipality to pay its current liabilities (monies it owes 0 immediately such as rent and salaries) as they become due, and their long-term liabilities (such as loans) as they become current. 0

These ratios also show the level of cash the municipality has and / or the ability it has to turn 0 other assets into cash to pay o liabilities and 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 other current obligations. Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally ▶

 How is performance measured? 

 Good > 1

 Bad < 1

 Show calculation 

Reference:

Municipal Budget and Reporting Regulations

Formula:

= (Cash + Call Investment Deposits) / Current Liabilities

= [Balance Sheet] item code 1800,2200, Audited Actual / [Balance Sheet] item code 1600, Audited Actual

Current Debtors Collection Rate 2018-2019 65.6% 

The percentage of new revenue (generated within the nancial year) that a municipality actually collects.

60%  About this indicator  40% Municipalities don't manage to collect all of the money they earn through rates and service charges. This measure looks at the percentage of 20% new revenue that a municipality collects. It is also referred to as the Current Debtors Collection Ratio. 0% 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally ▶

 How is performance measured? 

 Good > 95%

 Bad < 95%

 Show calculation 

Reference:

Municipal Budget and Reporting Regulations

Formula:

= (Collected Revenue / Billed Revenue) * 100

= ( [Cash Flow] item code 3010,3030,3040,3050,3060,3070,3100, Audited Actual / [Income & Expenditure] item code 0200,0300,0400,0500,0600,0800,0900,1000, Audited Actual ) * 100

 Income

Where does the municipality get money from?  Financial year: 2018-2019 Audited actual 

R469 438 384 43.4% 56.6% R203 721 836 R265 716 548 Total income for this municipality

 Learn more  Locally generated Transfers

This shows how much of this municipality's income From residents paying for water & From the Equitable Share of taxes, is from its own activities that it bills for, and how electricity, rates, licenses & nes, and and Grants from national and much is paid to it by national and provincial from interest and investments. provincial Government. government.

Municipalities are supposed to be able to support themselves nancially - to fund the services they provide from the rates paid by the local residents.

A heavy reliance on outside funding is a cause for concern.

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Local income sources  Financial year: 2018-2019 Audited actual 

Property rates R73 734 664 R203 721 836 Service Charges R80 293 124

Total locally-generated income Rental income R334 951

Interest and investments R26 570 223

 Learn more  Fines R82 650

Licenses and Permits R4 391 828 This shows how much income this municipality receives from each local source. Agency services R0

Other R18 314 396

Legend: ▶ Amount received

Types of transfers  Financial year: Not available 

Data not available yet. Not available

Total transfers to this municipality

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Transfers is income that the municipality receives from other parts of government.

This shows how much income this municipality receives from each type of transfer.

Each type of transfer is intended for an express purpose, and should not be used for anything else.

Equitable share  Financial year: Not available 

Data not available yet. Not available Total equitable share allocated to this municipality

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This shows how much income this municipality receives as their equitable share.

Equitable share comes from the taxes paid to national government, and is intended to ensure that no one in shall go without their basic needs being met.

Provincial and national government also receive equitable share to fund the services that are provided by those spheres of government.

National conditional grants  Financial year: 2019-2020 Allocations 

Municipal Disaster Grant R745 000 R78 963 000 Energy Eciency and Deman… R4 000 000

Local Government Financial … R3 000 000 Total income from conditional grants from national departments for this municipality. Integrated National Electri… R10 611 000

Integrated National Electri… R12 000 000

 Learn more  Municipal Emergency Housin… R3 008 000 Municipal Infrastructure Gra… R39 233 000 Conditional grants are money paid to Municipal Systems Improve… R1 800 000 municipalities and provinces to achieve specic outcomes. Municipal Systems Improve… R1 800 000

This might be to ensure money is available for Expanded Public Works Prog… R2 766 000 building infrastructure, or ensuring sta at the municipality receive the training needed to Legend: perform their job. Allocations Amount transferred up to 2020 Q4 Amount spent up to 2020 Q4 This shows how much money has been allocated to the municipality for each grant that they are receiving, how much has been paid to the municipality so far, and how much they have spent.

Provincial transfers  Financial year: Not available 

Data not available yet. Not available Legend:

Total transfers from provincial government to Amount budgeted this municipality.

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P i i l t f i f th Provincial transfers are income from the government of the province where this municipality is located.

This income could be for services that are provided by the municipality under an agreement with the province, when it is actually the provincial government's responsibility. This can happen when the municipality is better-placed to provide that service.

It could also be for conditional grants paid by the province for disaster relief or other purposes.

This shows how much income the municipality receives from each provincial department.

Planned and actual income over time

How much income is planned for, and how R500.0m much is actually received? R400.0m

 Learn more  R300.0m

Municipalities must plan for the income they can R200.0m realistically receive.

Unrealistic plans result in disappointing service R100.0m delivery. R0 On the time series we can see whether the 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 municipality regularly over- or under-estimates how much money it will receive. Legend:

Original budget Adjusted budget Audited actual Forecast budget ▶

Where did the dierences in planned income occur? 2018-2019

Which sources provided more or less income Original Budget than planned? Fines R0 0% −R108.2k -56.68%

Government Transfers R65.5m 32.2% Learn more   R62.4m 30.72%

Interest and investments R0 0% By looking at where the dierences in planned and actual income occurred, we can start seeing R2.2m 8.98% whether it was bad planning on unforeseeable Licenses and Permits R0 0% circumstances. R363.8k 9.03%

Other R15.9m 309.81% R13.2m 256.32%

Property rates R0 0% −R2.5m -3.25%

Rental income R0 0% ▶ −R395.0k -54.12% Service Charges −R8.6m -10.57% −R957.4k -1.18%

Legend:

Original to adjusted budget Original budget to audited outcome O g a o adjus ed budge O g a budge o aud ed ou co e

% Change within category

 Spending

Sta Wages and Salaries 2018-2019

32.4%

Sta salaries and wages as a percentage of operating expenditure. 35%

30%

 About this indicator  25%

20% Employee-related costs are typically the largest portion of operating expenditure, but they should 15% not grow so large that they threaten the sustainability of the operating budget. 10%

The normal range for this indicator is between 25% 5% - 40% of total operating expenditure. Municipalities must guard against spending too 0% 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 much on sta while also making sure they have the people they need to deliver services eectively. Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally

 How is performance measured? 

 Good 25% - 40%

 Bad < 25% or > 40%

Contractor Services 2018-2019

0.0%

Costs of contractor services as a percentage of operating expenditure.

 About this indicator 

Private contractors are sometimes needed for 0% certain work, but they are usually more expensive than municipal sta. This should be kept to a minimum and eorts should be made to provide services in-house, where possible.

This measure is normally between 2 percent and 5 percent of total operating expenditure. 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

Show average for similar municipalities in Eastern Cape or nationally  How is performance measured? 

 Good 0% - 5%

 Bad > 5%

What is money spent on? Municipalities spend money on providing services and maintaining facilities for their residents.

Community & Social Services Electricity Governance, Administration, Planning and Development Public Safety Road Transport 2019 2018 Waste Management 2017 Sport And Recreation

Planned and actual spending over time

How much did the municipality plan on R500.0m spending, and how much did they actually spend? R400.0m

R300.0m  Learn more 

R200.0m Running a municipality and delivering services costs money. R100.0m By looking at how much money a municipality planned to spend, and how much they actually R0 spent, we can understand more of what happened 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 during the year and what challenges they might have had. Legend:

A municipality might underspend - spend less than Original budget Adjusted budget Audited actual Forecast budget planned - if they did not get as much income as they planned, or if they did not manage their work properly. There might also have been other external disruptions.

Where did the changes to planned spending occur? 2018-2019

What did the municipality spend more on, and Original Budget where did they spend less than planned? Bulk purchases R0 0% R4.3m 7.83%

Contracted services −R34.7m -97.76% Learn more   −R35.5m -100%

Employee related costs R0 0% By looking at which items the municipality spent R16 0.01% more on, and which they spent less on, we can get 997 a sense of which services might have had funding Finance charges R13.7m 487.4% challenges, or disruptions that slowed work in that R18.8m 668.36% area. Other R40.7m 38.66% Some kinds of spending is also more exible than R99.9m 94.85% others - if the municipality has less money than planned and has payment that can not be adapted Remuneration of councillors R6.2m 37.4% to circumstances, the more exible spending R1.3m 7.79% areas will have to suer. Transfers and subsidies R0 0% −R7.5m -48.69%

Legend:

Original to adjusted budget Original budget to audited outcome ▶ % Change within category ▶

 Household Bills

Household bills data not available for this municipality.

 Resources

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Finance Read more about Local Government Finances and Resources from the South African and international Treasury's Municipal Finance website is lled learn about how your money is spent. community. with resources on municipal nance. Annual Financial Statements of municipalities Local Government in South Africa – Part 5, Circular 71 explains many of the nancial norms since 2002-2003. These include the Notes to Finances, 19 March 2014 by Corruption Watch the Annual Financial Statements where you and indicators used to gauge the nancial Engaging with Government Budgets. An can nd explanations of specic accounting performance of Municipalities. Activist’s Guide to South African Government practises and calculations used by the Budgets at Local, Provincial and National Level MFMA Return Forms submitted by municipality in its nancial reporting and some produced in 2012 by Ndifuna Ukwazi and the Municipalities to National Treasury. decision making. Understanding these forms can help you Social Justice Coalition State of Local Government Finances reports understand the information on Municipal Infographic: South Africa: Public Participation are published every year by National Treasury Money. Mechanisms in Fiscal Matters, 01 July 2015 by and describe in detail how Municipalities are Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) A Million Bags of a Million Rand - a video by the performing. Auditor General's oce which simplies audit Infographic: High Level Principles on Fiscal In-year Management, Monitoring and outcomes. Transparency, 04 July 2015 by Global Initiative Evaluation of Municipal Finances . Annual and for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) Understanding the Standard Chart of Accounts quarterly PDF and Excel reports on Municipal - a video by the National Treasury on mSCOA. nances since 2007. A Guide to Conducting Social Audits in South Understanding the Public Finance Management Africa, November 2015 by International Budget Act & Municipal Finance Management Act - a Partnership (IBP) video by the National Treasury on irregular Infographic: Open Budget Survey 2015 by expenditure and material irregularity. International Budget Partnership (IBP)

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