Buffalo City · Financial year ended 30 June 2025
Amounts owed to the municipality
By service
R18.3bn
Water
R5.8bn
Property rates
R4.4bn
Electricity
R2.9bn
Refuse
R2.4bn
Sanitation
R1.9bn
Other
R778m
Property rentals
R150m
By age
R18.3bn
Under 30 days
R1.9bn
31 to 90 days
R1.2bn
91 days to a year
R4.1bn
Over a year
R11.1bn
The bars show positive balances. They exclude negative adjustments in Treasury's “Other” category.
Amounts owed by service over 5 years
| Year ended | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | R3.0bn | R4.3bn | R4.6bn | R5.3bn | R5.8bn |
| Property rates | R2.0bn | R2.6bn | R2.9bn | R3.7bn | R4.4bn |
| Electricity | R1.3bn | R1.8bn | R1.9bn | R2.0bn | R2.9bn |
| Refuse | R1.0bn | R1.3bn | R1.5bn | R2.0bn | R2.4bn |
| Sanitation | R867m | R1.1bn | R1.2bn | R1.6bn | R1.9bn |
| Other | R1.8bn | R2.1bn | R555m | R690m | R778m |
| Property rentals | R0 | R170m | R118m | R118m | R150m |
| Interest on arrears | R0 | R0 | R0 | R0 | R0 |
| Recoverable irregular spending | — | — | — | — | R0 |
| Total | R10.1bn | R13.3bn | R12.8bn | R15.4bn | R18.3bn |
Treasury's figures are shown in rand. We have not adjusted them for inflation. An empty cell means MapMyCity has no figure for that measure and year.
Amounts owed by age over 5 years
| Year ended | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over a year | R3.9bn | R6.2bn | R8.0bn | R9.3bn | R11.1bn |
| 91 days to a year | R2.8bn | R3.1bn | R2.6bn | R3.5bn | R4.1bn |
| Under 30 days | R2.7bn | R3.1bn | R1.4bn | R1.7bn | R1.9bn |
| 31 to 90 days | R713m | R860m | R760m | R989m | R1.2bn |
| Total | R10.1bn | R13.3bn | R12.8bn | R15.4bn | R18.3bn |
Treasury's figures are shown in rand. We have not adjusted them for inflation. An empty cell means MapMyCity has no figure for that measure and year.