SA Municipal Collapse Index

Composite health score (0–100, higher = healthier) from AGSA MFMA 2024/25 public data:

• Audit outcome (30%) — clean to disclaimed scale
• Non-revenue water losses (15%)
• Debt as % of revenue (15%)
• Service-delivery target achievement (15%)
• Irregular expenditure (10%)
• Eskom arrears where applicable (10%)
• Staff vacancy rate (5%)

Covers 50 municipalities in this release (8 metros + 42 notable councils). National context: only 39 of 257 municipalities received clean audits (15%). Source: AGSA MFMA 2024/25.