The Mother City proves there is hope for SA’s embattled metros, and that the country has well-run municipalities that are financially healthy organs of state
The Mother City proves there is hope for SA’s embattled metros, and that the country does have well-run municipalities that are financially healthy organs of stateI agree with most of Natasha Marrian’s analysis of the dire state of SA municipalities’ finances . However, in citing Cape Town as one of the five metros “downgraded to subinvestment level” last year , the city is inaccurately lumped in with municipalities that risk not being able to operate as going concerns in the near future.
Earlier this month, Ratings Afrika published its annual municipal financial sustainability index for the financial year ended June 2021. The index names Cape Town as the only metro still considered financially sustainable. Cape Town has maintained a consistently high revenue collection rate of 98.5%, has a sound liquidity position and is making robust capital investment in infrastructure to ensure the long-term health of our economy and fiscus. We are the only metro that pays 99% of its suppliers within 30 days.
What is noticeably absent from this article, therefore, is mention that there is hope: there are well-run municipalities that are some of the most financially healthy organs of state in the country. While Cape Town is the only metro in this category, we are showing that it is possible to have well-run local government that doesn’t have its service delivery efforts thwarted by financial mismanagement. We are proud to serve as this example, and hope it makes South Africans more optimistic about the future.
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