{"id":166931,"date":"2017-03-29T14:48:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T12:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=166931"},"modified":"2017-03-29T15:23:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T13:23:18","slug":"the-9-best-and-worst-run-municipalities-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/166931\/the-9-best-and-worst-run-municipalities-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9 best and worst run municipalities in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury has released its state of local government finances and financial management <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mfma.treasury.gov.za\/Media_Releases\/The%20state%20of%20local%20government%20finances\/Documents\/02.%20State%20of%20LG%20Finances%20Report%202015-16%20-%2027%20March%202017%20(final)_ER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a><\/strong> for the fourth quarter of the 2015\/16 financial year, detailing how\u00a0the country&#8217;s municipalities spend taxpayers money.<\/p>\n<p>The report reviews the state of municipal budgets and expenditure as well as municipal governance issues at the end of a particular financial year in order to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify areas of risk in local government finances so that appropriate policy responses can be developed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify those municipalities that are in financial distress so that processes can be initiated to determine the full extent of their financial problems and whether a municipality requires support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Explanation of results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to determine the correct use of budgets, the report looks at 8 different categories including\u00a0how much money the municipality uses to meet its operating expenditure requirements; overspending and under-spending of allocated budgets; how many debtors owe money to the municipality and the municipalities&#8217; ability to generate its own funds.<\/p>\n<p>The report then graded the categories on a 1-3 scale and tallied the total to an amount out of a possible 24.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; Good<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Fair<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Poor<\/li>\n<li>\u226516 &#8211; a municipality shows signs of distress (receiving a score of 3 in more than 4 of the 8 indicators listed in the tables below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Performance of metros<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Municipality<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Cash coverage<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Cash Balances<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Reliance on Capital Grants<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Overspending operational<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Underspending Capital<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Debtors Growth<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"34%\">Debtors own revenue (%)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"34%\">Creditors Cash (%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">&gt;=16<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Nelson Mandela Bay<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ekhuruleni<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Johannesburg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Tshwane<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">eThekwini<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Cape Town<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Buffalo City<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Mangaung<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Worst performing municipalities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Municipality<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Cash coverage<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Cash Balances<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Reliance on Capital Grants<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Overspending operational<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Underspending Capital<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Debtors Growth<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"34%\">Debtors own revenue (%)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"34%\">Creditors Cash (%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">&gt;=16<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Nketoana (FS)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">King Sabata Dalindyebo\u00a0(EC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Emfuleni\u00a0(GT)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Maluti-a-Phofung (FS)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Impendle\u00a0(KZN)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ba-Phalaborwa (LIM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Thabazimbi\u00a0(LIM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ditsobotla\u00a0(NW)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ngaka Modiri Molema (DC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Best performing municipalities<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Municipality<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Cash coverage<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Cash Balances<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Reliance on Capital Grants<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Overspending operational<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Underspending Capital<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">Debtors Growth<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"34%\">Debtors own revenue (%)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"34%\">Creditors Cash (%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"33%\">&gt;=16<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Mthonjaneni (KZN)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">West Coast (DC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Swartland (WC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Cape Winelands (DC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Overberg\u00a0(DC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Intsika Yethu (EC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Phokwane (NC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">x<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Saldanha Bay (WC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td 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