City of Cape Town Municipality Profile
Integrated Development Plan: 2022 – 2023
South Africa Municipalities Situation Analysis Diamond
Social Indicators
Population Demographics
The City of Cape Town is home to about 4.4 million people, making it the second metro by population size in South Africa. The metro also prides itself as the tourism hub and the country. Since 2011 the population growth rate has been declining from 2.7% to 2% in 2019, which is in line with all metropolitan municipalities in the country. However, this was significantly higher than the Provincial and National average, indicating that the City remains an inward migration magnet.

Education Profile
According to the 2016 Community Survey 48% of residents of the City of Cape Town had completed matric, which is 10% higher than the provincial average and 10% higher than the national average. 6% had an undergraduate degree and 5% a post graduate qualification. About 2% of the residents of Cape Town have no education.

Employment Profile
According to the 2016 Community Survey 48% of residents of the City of Cape Town had completed matric, which is 10% higher than the provincial average and 10% higher than the national average. 6% had an undergraduate degree and 5% a post graduate qualification. About 2% of the residents of Cape Town have no education.

Poverty Gap Analysis – Gini Coefffient
The Gini coefficient is a summary statistic of income inequality, which varies from 0 (inthe case of perfect equality where all households earn equal income) to 1 (in the case where one household earns all the income and other households earn nothing). The
City of Cape Town, Tshwane, and eThekwini had a Gini Coefficient of 0.62 in 2017and 2018 successively as demonstrated in the diagram above. The Levels of Ineqiality still remains one of the highest in the World

Access To Services
1995 – 2020

Access To Sanitation
1995 – 2020

Access To Electricity
1995 – 2020

Access To Housing
1995 – 2020

Access To Waste Removal
1995 – 2020

Access To Waste Removal
1995 – 2020

Access To Quality Healthcare Services
1995 – 2020

Educational Performance
1995 – 2020

Safety and Security
1995 – 2020

Public Opinion on Service Delivery
1995 – 2020

Economic Indicators
Infrustracture Development and Maintenance
1995 – 2020

Financial Management
1995 – 2020

Corruption Perception Index
1995 – 2020

Ease of Doing Business
1995 – 2020

Municipal GDP Growth
1995 – 2020

Municipal Foreign Direct Investments
1995 – 2020

Gross Fixed Capital Formation as a % of GDP
1995 – 2020

Debt to GDP Ratio
1995 – 2020

Unemployment Rate
1995 – 2020

Grant Reciepients
1995 – 2020

Skills and Training
1995 – 2020

PESTLE, SWOT and Risk Profile
1995 – 2020


In 2022 The AG reported that local government finances remain under severe pressure due to non-payment by municipal debtors, poor budgeting practices and ineffective financial
management.
She said the financial position of 28% of South Africa’s municipalities is so dire that there is
significant doubt about whether they will be able to continue operating in the near future. This effectively means that such municipalities do not have enough revenue to cover their
expenditure; they owe more money than they have; and they can no longer pay salaries and
other obligations as they fall due, or maintain infrastructure assets such as roads and provide water and other basic services. Many of these municipalities have been in this dire financial position multiple times over the course of the administration.
The AGSA’s assessment of the financial health of 230 municipalities and 18 municipal entities based on their financial statements revealed increasing indicators of a collapse in local government finances and continued deterioration over the term of the administration.
Maluleke paints a picture of municipalities often depending on the money they receive from the national government (in the form of an equitable share) to stay afloat. In 2020-21, this amounted to R80,26 billion, up from R67,83 billion in the previous year.
Financial Performance
Natural Environment Indicators
Climate Change Hazards
1995 – 2020

Air Quality
1995 – 2020

Green Projects and Spaces
1995 – 2020

Project Management Leading Indicators
Projects on Track
1995 – 2020

Projects Overdue
1995 – 2020

Projects Not Yet Started
1995 – 2020

Fruitless and Wasteful Projects
1995 – 2020
