ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY ANNUAL REPORT
2015/2016
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
For 2015/16 eThekwini received an Unqualified Audit Opinion.The city boasts a strong financial position as evidenced by:
• Collection rate of 101%• No external long term funding was taken during current year • Cash on hand at year end R7.21 billion• The rating agency has upgraded the eThekwini’s national scale long
term rating to AA from AA- while the short term rating has been maintained at A1+
Finance
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
(in Rand billions) 2016 vs. 2015
2014 2015 2016
SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 41% 1,977 3,019 4,260
TOTAL REVENUE 9% 26,510 29,669 32,374
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 5% 24,533 26,650 28,114
ACCUMULATED SURPLUS FUNDS & RESERVES
13% 29,448 32,230 36,577
NET CASH & CASH RESOURCES(bank, investments, cash & call deposits)
17% 6,860 6,167 7,216
TOTAL ASSETS 8% 52,955 55,532 60,139
CONSUMER DEBTORS -5% 2,965 2,926 2,768
Financial Highlights
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
SERVICE PROGRESS MADE
Housing 1 936 new houses constructed, 144 new family units were constructed,253 units sold the Extended Discount Benefit Scheme, more than 6 500 hectares of land was acquired for housing purposes through private sales.
Cleansing & Solid Waste
DSW scooped the Greenest Municipality Award, the coverage for both formal and informal houses is 100%.
Water Coverage improved from 92.86% to 93.2% despite the impact of urban migration.
Sanitation Coverage decreased from 83.17% to 83.13% due to migration.
Electricity 11 424 pre-paid meters and 1 017 conventional meters were installed.
Roads Gravel to Surface Roads (high volume) : 21.02km, Sidewalks: 23.37 km, Roads Rehabilitated (preventative maintenance) : 200 lane km, New Roads: 4.5 lane km
Service Delivery Highlights 2015/2016
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
Capital and Expenditure
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,000
5, 44, 9
Capital Expenditure 2015/2016
Budgeted capi-tal expenditureActual capital expenditure
R bi
llion
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
Projects Amount R’000
1. Corridor C3 - PTIS funded 1 158, 736
2. Road rehabilitation 286 ,857
3. Ablution blocks in site upgrade 275, 853
4. Water flagship project - Western Aqueduct
271, 948
5. Expansion of Phoenix Wastewater Treatment Works
117, 349
Five Largest Capital Spend Projects
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• Rivertown – Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC – Centrum Site Cultural Precinct
• Umlazi Cinema Cultural Precinct• City Hall-Playhouse-Bat Centre Cultural Precinct• KwaMashu K-Cap Campus and surrounds Cultural Precinct• Point Waterfront Districts for Art Studios and Performing Arts
Centres• KwaXimba Sporting Precinct• Reconceptualisation and redevelopment of :
Mandini Park Lahee Park Precinct, Pinetown Umbilo-Congella Sports Club YMCA precinct, Beatrice St. Woodlands Sports Club
Catalytic Projects
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
• The water loss in distribution for the year averaged 40.66% and this is a serious concern as there has been a deterioration from the previous year which showed a loss of 36.2%.
• Projects were affected by stoppages due to socio-political challenges and violent protests in some areas
• Insufficient funding to meet the housing demand• The key revenue challenges going forward include the flat growth in
the rates base, and the current economic climate
Challenges
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
• eThekwini Municipality received an Unqualified audit opinion for 2015/2016 financial year
• AA Credit rating which is the highest given to a municipality• DSW scooped the Greenest Municipality Award • EThekwini was awarded the Govan Mbeki award for Best Metro
during 2015/2016 for delivery during the 2014/2015 year• The Roads Provision Department continues to be recognised at
high level industry forums as the leading road authority in South Africa (along with SANRAL)
• The Architecture Department is recognised by industry leaders as a leading public sector interdisciplinary department in the build environment with over 40 built environment professionals
Highlights
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
• eThekwini Municipality received an Unqualified Audit Opinion
• Ushaka Marine Theme Park (Pty) Ltd received a Clean Audit Report
• International Convention Centre (Pty) Ltd received a Clean Audit Report
Auditor General’s Opinion 2015/2016
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
Please submit your comments to the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Unit:
Public engagement process
Performance Report
Contact Closing Date
Draft 2015/2016 Annual Report
Orisha Goorbhare on [email protected] or 031-322 7207
03 March 2017
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city
iNkosi ibe nawe!God Bless You!
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