Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality (FS194)

	2022	2016	2011
Population	398 459	353 452	335 784
Age Structure
Population under 15	28.5%	30.5%	32.7%
Population 15 to 64	65.0%	64.5%	62.0%
Population over 65	6.5%	5.0%	5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	53.8	55.1	61.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	86.1	83.9	83.9
Population Growth
Per annum	1.66%	1.17%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	41.8%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	53.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	6.6%	6.9%	8.9%
Matric	n/a	29.2%	26.8%
Higher education	9.4%	7.9%	7.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	115 151	110 725	100 226
Average household size	3.5	3.2	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	50.4%	50.9%
Formal dwellings	88.1%	76.7%	80.4%
Housing owned	n/a	83.6%	72.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	42.9%	29.7%	32.7%
Weekly refuse removal	30.9%	21.1%	24.8%
Piped water inside dwelling	36.2%	22.3%	31.9%
Electricity for lighting	96.5%	93.6%	89.0%

All values: R'000	2024/25	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME	n/a	Disclaimer of audit	Disclaimer of audit	Disclaimer of audit	Disclaimer of audit
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates	n/a	99 785	111 776	113 846	168 505
Service charges	n/a	498 079	494 671	324 448	285 452
Investment revenue	n/a	6 410	4 405	11 332	2 305
Transfers recognised - operational	n/a	889 398	765 933	694 190	734 074
Other own revenue	n/a	39 425	12 215	61 145	32 538
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)	n/a	1 533 098	1 389 000	1 204 961	1 222 874
Employee costs	n/a	588 007	727 726	667 674	547 084
Remuneration of councillors	n/a	25 425	31 785	28 529	25 699
Depreciation and amortisation	n/a	93 801	292 746	182 718	340 242
Finance charges	n/a	44 698	382 456	54 645	146 607
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases	n/a	873 079	792 338	964 663	819 857
Transfers and subsidies	n/a	174 457	111 153	176 805	93 418
Other expenditure	n/a	1 186 011	196 667	238 249	284 199
Total Expenditure	n/a	2 985 478	2 534 870	2 313 283	2 257 107
Surplus/(Deficit)	n/a	(1 452 380)	(1 145 870)	(1 108 322)	(1 034 234)
Transfers and subsidies - capital (monetary allocations)	n/a	278 224	273 230	267 054	228 415
Transfers and subsidies - capital (in-kind)	n/a	-	-	-	-
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions	n/a	(1 174 156)	(872 640)	(841 269)	(805 818)
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate	n/a	-	-	73 321	169 780
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year	n/a	(1 174 156)	(872 640)	(767 948)	(636 038)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure	n/a	588 295	(110 658)	259 752	233 169
Transfers recognised - capital	n/a	583 582	513 406	257 367	194 993
Borrowing	n/a	-	-	-	-
Internally generated funds	n/a	4 713	(624 064)	2 385	38 176
Total sources of capital funds	n/a	588 295	(110 658)	259 752	233 169
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets	n/a	3 306 456	3 863 730	2 932 796	2 573 618
Total non current assets	n/a	3 181 429	6 111 529	5 269 843	3 745 426
Total current liabilities	n/a	11 004 403	10 568 642	9 716 444	8 483 654
Total non current liabilities	n/a	320	320	320	10 166
Community wealth/Equity	n/a	(4 401 219)	(1 401 511)	(2 031 560)	(2 477 427)
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating	n/a	(398 141)	613 746	562 835	615 305
Net cash from (used) investing	n/a	(588 295)	(157 291)	(259 752)	(233 169)
Net cash from (used) financing	n/a	-	-	(9 846)	-
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end	n/a	(596 658)	521 081	474 249	381 537
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expenditure	n/a	99 200	5 327	3 858 155	168 799
Irregular expenditure	n/a	73 581	131 297	111 519	29 909
Fruitless & wasteful expenditure	n/a	263 956	384 625	2 053 882	128 540
SOURCE	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2024	Audited Outcome A1 2023

	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19
Employment
Employment Costs (R’000)	727 726	667 674	547 084	870 106	484 117
Remuneration of councillors (R’000)	31 785	28 529	25 699	24 575	31 109
Total Employee Positions	1 172	1 314	1 334	1 325	1 535
Total Vacant Employee Positions	3	4	4	18	14
Total Vacancy Percentage	0.26%	0.30%	0.30%	1.36%	0.91%
Managerial Positions – S54A and S56	7	7	7	7	11
Vacant Managerial Positions – S54A and S56	1	4	4	2	8
Managerial Positions - by organogram	34	34	34	34	67
Vacant Managerial Positions - by organogram	2	0	0	16	0

	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19
Water
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	119 411	119 411	119 411	119 411	119 411
Number of domestic households/delivery points	117 504	117 504	117 504	117 504	117 504
Inside the yard	72 692	72 692	72 692	72 692	72 692
Less than 200m from yard	44 168	44 168	44 168	44 168	44 168
More than 200m from yard	644	644	644	644	644
Domestic households with access to free basic service	4 164	2 451	1 043	2 363	6 384
Electricity
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	139 055	139 055	139 055	129 978	102 810
Domestic households with access to free basic service	4 164	5 280	5 514	11 580	18 583
Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	129 591	129 591	123 800	123 800	123 800
Number of households using:
Flush toilet - public sewerage	40 470	40 470	38 102	38 102	38 102
Flush toilet - septic tank	1 420	1 420	1 420	1 420	1 420
Ventilated pit latrine	82 334	82 334	82 334	82 334	82 334
Bucket system	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic households with access to free basic service	4 164	2 451	1 043	2 363	6 384
Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	36 916	36 916	36 916	36 916	36 916
Domestic households with access to free basic service	4 164	2 451	1 043	2 363	6 384