ranking,municipality,province,2020/01/31_in_millions_of_rands,2020/03/01_in_millions_of_rands,2020/09/30_in_millions_of_rands ,2021/03/31_in_millions_of_rands,2021/09/30_in_millions_of_rands,2022/03/31_in_millions_of_rands,2022/09/30_in_millions_of_rands,2022/10/31_in_millions_of_rands,2023/01/31_in_millions_of_rands
1,EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (MP),MPUMALANGA,3520,3586.83,4355.13,4667.89,5481.41,5978.01,6876.5,6978,7249.62
2,MALUTI A PHOFUNG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,4886.04,5071.28,5495.23,5804.19,6264.42,6498.93,6812.31,6950.08,7170.72
3,EMFULENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,GAUTENG,1850.95,1971.9,2327.4,2714.47,3473.47,4239.82,5102.17,5383.22,5730.19
4,MATJHABENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,2898.02,3025.01,3401.26,3719.32,4043.72,4397.59,4836.25,4959.85,5148.21
5,GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,1693.8,1767.69,2066.14,2318.44,2589.49,2897.94,3315.43,3432.04,3648.56
6,LEKWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,1047.77,1085.16,1205.07,1291.6,1432.14,1535.86,1725.47,1776.15,1821.21
7,NGWATHE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,1204.57,1220.29,1312.24,1320.07,1383.38,1466.57,1601.76,1630.05,1666.52
8,CITY OF MATLOSANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,372.61,376.92,477.06,582.07,796.86,884.13,1220.32,1353.81,1430.85
9,THABA CHWEU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,685.65,707.75,789.57,840.39,939.98,1046.66,1160.96,1198.18,1235.18
10,CITY OF TSHWANE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY,GAUTENG,2.14,0.59,0.29,0.31,754.25,1.59,1304.62,1000.63,1244.06
11,CITY OF MBOMBELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,267.45,211.98,380.31,399.70,646.76,694.51,880.64,988.36,1076.96
12,DITSOBOTLA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,544.63,570.05,627.41,677.24,735.12,815.01,932.28,953.89,995.6
13,ENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,243.46,263.23,412.42,485.99,610.07,693.53,862.18,901.61,965.2
14,RAND WEST CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,GAUTENG,276.23,291.48,398.34,493.47,571.03,611.59,760.54,837.50,793.21
15,MODIMOLLE-MOOKGOPHONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,533.25,548.65,606.06,619.23,667.92,719.76,778.96,796.87,810.49
16,DIHLABENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,314.85,344.95,430.70,501.93,574.94,644.29,754.96,786.56,829.3
17,MOQHAKA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,318.36,308.36,387.72,434.08,507.26,597.70,747.23,777.76,830.41
18,MERAFONG CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,GAUTENG,360.44,379.20,506.32,556.40,626.43,674.70,659.68,657.39,653.7
19,NALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,311.12,321.45,367.51,427.45,478.92,537.73,624.24,645.85,685.16
20,NALA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,316.59,332.06,380.85,422.56,470.06,514.87,581.77,601.56,636.19
21,VICTOR KHANYE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,237.17,250.43,307.79,335.43,416.20,465.35,577.86,593.31,615.68
22,NKETOANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,306.30,310.98,353.36,400.85,442.21,495.73,557.60,573.16,600.66
23,SOL PLAATJE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,97.96,42.41,35.50,81.36,206.26,470.62,520.18,570.81,646.28
24,KAI !GARIB LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,283.39,302.30,347.19,389.01,438.79,491.27,550.45,561.89,590.23
25,WALTER SISULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,223.54,228.25,282.78,305.36,370.82,421.92,485.92,504.24,518.24
26,MKHONDO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,153.95,154.95,207.95,219.88,286.22,316.55,387.08,405.48,418.79
27,INXUBA YETHEMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,131.33,135.69,178.29,205.57,259.86,307.99,380.03,393.50,423.08
28,MADIBENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,137.28,113.92,177.90,60.85,79.77,74.09,323.00,393.19,445.1
29,GAMAGARA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,205.22,205.45,252.98,298.71,312.22,325.30,312.42,363.63,378.96
30,MPOFANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,154.54,159.34,190.75,198.88,248.17,287.79,340.44,354.07,378.21
31,DR BEYERS NAUDE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,81.09,73.25,118.44,144.30,202.45,263.59,333.12,350.81,378.29
32,MSUKALIGWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,167.27,150.60,173.84,149.88,181.23,153.72,293.12,314.11,319.24
33,MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,192.76,118.58,28.73,129.88,15.54,96.59,201.35,304.44,307.17
34,MOGALE CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,GAUTENG,0.00,0.00,193.30,280.69,198.80,192.11,205.75,300.18,263.85
35,RAYMOND MHLABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,161.23,168.19,194.54,211.85,248.47,257.86,277.59,282.98,293.63
36,CITY OF EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY,GAUTENG,0.00,2.45,0.00,0.00,16.50,22.29,292.36,274.13,258.08
37,MANTSOPA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,200.87,204.77,218.23,222.23,224.40,245.08,264.02,273.28,288.55
38,KGETLENGRIVIER LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,114.94,122.67,138.98,164.90,191.27,211.53,255.16,263.39,272.64
39,MSUNDUZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,1.55,1.57,112.51,4.21,5.68,189.86,117.35,260.76,200.27
40,PHOKWANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,115.40,114.34,136.41,154.45,143.06,178.46,228.80,242.40,260.34
41,THABAZIMBI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,180.37,199.74,196.05,184.66,196.38,200.67,208.30,217.90,222.07
42,TSANTSABANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,142.31,142.30,159.88,160.49,171.23,191.86,207.83,216.63,224.93
43,SIYANCUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,150.58,150.78,155.11,144.84,155.47,169.40,198.42,206.79,217.47
44,TOKOLOGO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,81.05,87.38,110.23,126.66,150.56,171.62,198.29,203.04,213.66
45,NAMA KHOI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,112.35,116.06,139.23,149.37,163.09,169.66,193.99,201.71,154.86
46,MAMUSA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,93.24,94.76,97.34,116.19,142.02,160.82,193.36,199.67,213.35
47,MAFUBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,110.43,115.97,132.16,142.72,157.80,174.47,194.93,199.25,209.86
48,DIKGATLONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,113.80,121.21,134.57,136.02,148.33,161.06,182.73,187.19,194.16
49,KING SABATA DALINDYEBO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,155.59,122.19,164.24,109.72,86.89,73.67,73.17,167.06,125.21
50,PHUMELELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,124.50,127.89,135.22,140.52,147.25,153.63,162.79,166.31,169.77
51,ULUNDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,105.80,104.73,91.43,91.90,86.65,99.37,144.44,151.57,143.25
52,LETSEMENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,38.03,43.49,61.94,74.17,94.18,111.21,135.05,139.44,140.3
53,SIYATHEMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,57.61,62.73,74.33,86.01,98.65,115.15,132.50,135.86,143.14
54,EMTHANJENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,81.81,74.14,102.48,81.79,89.36,105.84,127.10,135.38,148.56
55,DIPALESENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,53.33,50.99,51.24,57.52,83.21,101.14,124.74,134.40,141.49
56,MASILONYANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,69.61,65.67,79.54,78.79,92.46,111.46,131.29,131.33,144.4
57,LEKWA-TEEMANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,16.83,23.22,36.67,44.83,65.84,82.98,114.94,124.21,138.28
58,THEMBELIHLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,73.73,76.39,84.54,89.93,98.47,106.24,117.86,119.94,125.3
59,EMAKHAZENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,32.63,32.47,26.46,0.00,29.32,64.00,107.01,115.41,130.63
60,RENOSTERBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,82.82,86.60,91.13,94.52,99.29,99.54,101.90,103.11,106.43
61,LESEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,GAUTENG,0.31,0.00,5.00,0.00,0.00,2.03,91.14,102.47,80.85
62,TSWAING LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,77.36,64.15,64.93,53.24,54.68,64.94,90.59,99.38,114.4
63,MATZIKAMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,WESTERN CAPE,5.78,0.00,0.00,12.61,53.18,78.96,108.98,89.64,109.35
64,RUSTENBURG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,0.49,0.50,150.06,135.19,120.30,105.36,90.31,89.32,81.85
65,UBUNTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,64.31,63.75,70.62,69.93,75.36,77.48,85.57,88.13,87.84
66,MAGARENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,60.07,61.22,67.16,70.83,77.54,79.59,84.78,87.66,92.01
67,RAMOTSHERE MOILOA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,39.57,37.77,40.89,30.46,42.70,60.20,69.83,79.14,86.39
68,TSWELOPELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,40.37,36.36,37.61,40.64,43.54,52.23,72.04,78.54,85.27
69,BEAUFORT WEST LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,WESTERN CAPE,0.00,0.10,11.15,35.26,49.05,67.55,77.37,78.39,78.45
70,ENDUMENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,26.26,60.55,68.32,79.17
71,AMAHLATHI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,18.79,17.35,21.31,20.02,27.00,34.08,56.92,63.46,77.16
72,MAKANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,52.79,38.44,38.04,22.52,22.57,31.02,56.77,62.84,74.45
73,CEDERBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,WESTERN CAPE,5.65,7.68,37.12,33.86,46.72,35.05,62.30,57.03,45.25
74,MAQUASSI HILLS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,28.94,27.49,31.08,16.05,25.45,23.94,46.20,56.26,61.8
75,MUSINA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,114.16,105.93,97.01,76.96,66.96,41.69,36.96,52.59,38.81
76,NEWCASTLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,249.07,250.32,210.95,233.87,120.69,150.16,26.78,52.13,29.37
77,RICHTERSVELD LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,6.15,8.61,13.54,18.99,29.10,39.76,42.23,44.85,49.84
78,BELA-BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,19.31,19.68,23.30,13.29,12.57,35.83,44.52,44.52,37.52
79,DAWID KRUIPER LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,10.57,8.81,0.00,3.54,0.04,34.01,20.24,38.19,36.05
80,KHAI-MA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,19.84,19.61,20.41,24.06,27.68,30.14,35.42,37.00,39.53
81,KANNALAND LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,WESTERN CAPE,3.98,3.88,10.45,13.91,25.88,24.25,30.28,36.41,40.65
82,KAMIESBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,21.22,21.24,23.38,29.64,37.52,46.49,54.43,34.23,60.29
83,GREATER TZANEEN LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,5.50,0.00,50.61,0.00,21.69,30.38,0.00,28.89,0.00
84,SETSOTO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,16.05,2.83,11.60,0.00,13.28,0.00,10.92,23.28,0.00
85,ABAQULUSI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,30.80,23.78,11.63,0.00,0.01,0.00,0.17,20.99,4.18
86,MOGALAKWENA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,0.00,3.43,0.00,0.09,0.00,0.02,19.26,12.84,0.00
87,UMSOBOMVU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,1.96,0.00,5.51,11.21,8.95
88,KGATELOPELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,1.67,1.50,0.00,0.00,0.00,1.85,7.37,9.70,9.53
89,CITY OF JOHANNESBURG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY,GAUTENG,3.29,7.28,4.11,5.31,4.58,18.36,8.91,7.53,5.78
90,AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,1.59,1.02,5.42,0.97,1.45,1.76,5.72,7.50,4.76
91,MTHONJANENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,2.77,0.86,1.68,0.00,0.00,0.00,4.96,6.99,5.58
92,UGU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,3.07,0.00,7.30,0.00,9.86,5.75,9.74,5.97,5.64
93,SAKHISIZWE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,0.00,0.00,0.05,0.02,0.00,0.04,2.63,4.92,0.00
94,KOPANONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,1.17,1.20,1.29,3.96,1.44,1.47,4.73,4.75,1.75
95,GREAT KEI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,3.90,3.98,4.33,2.37,3.92,3.96,3.46,3.45,3.11
96,JOE MOROLONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,0.00,0.88,0.00,0.48,0.00,0.00,3.09,1.84,3.17
97,EMADLANGENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,5.28,0.00,0.00,1.82,0.00
98,CITY OF CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY,WESTERN CAPE,0.20,0.25,0.29,0.26,0.81,1.07,1.30,1.26,1.4
99,NELSON MANDELA BAY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,0.45,0.49,5.01,4.03,0.81,0.95,1.09,1.11,1.16
100,MAHIKENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,0.00,0.00,5.30,4.49,0.04,0.06,0.79,0.64,0.00
101,MOHOKARE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,0.00,0.06,0.20,0.62,1.29,0.52,0.48,0.55,0.00
102,UMKHANYAKUDE DISTRICT MUNIC,KWAZULU NATAL,0.11,0.00,0.00,0.00,1.72,0.00,1.81,0.47,0.00
103,CHRIS HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,0.25,0.38,4.32,0.16,1.52,0.40,0.21,0.34,0.00
104,O R TAMBO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,3.12,1.37,1.64,0.21,1.41,1.67,1.24,0.10,0.00
105,ALFRED NZO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,0.72,0.62,0.66,0.30,0.49,0.10,0.09,0.10,0.00
106,CITY OF UMHLATHUZE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.32,0.15,0.00,0.01,0.00,0.18,0.04,0.08,0.00
107,UMZINYATHI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.08,0.83,2.25,0.23,0.20,0.02,0.10,0.07,1.15
108,STELLENBOSCH LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,WESTERN CAPE,0.19,0.02,1.07,0.31,0.09,0.07,0.28,0.06,0.00
109,ZULULAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.00,0.00,0.00,1.40,0.02,0.01,0.00,0.02,1.05
110,NKOMAZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,0.02,0.02,0.00,0.64,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
111,UTHUKELA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.08,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.04,0.13,0.00,0.00,0.00
112,KING CETSHWAYO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.14,0.00,0.06,0.02,0.00,0.06,0.27,0.00,0.00
113,CHIEF ALBERT LUTHULI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,13.23,10.40,21.33,6.33,0.10,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
114,SUNDAYS RIVER VALLEY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,1.78,2.62,6.51,0.00,0.45,0.00,0.42,0.00,1.95
115,UMNGENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.00,0.00,4.94,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
116,KNYSNA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,WESTERN CAPE,0.00,0.25,0.00,0.19,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
117,MORETELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.60,0.00,0.91,0.00,0.00
118,METSIMAHOLO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,0.00,0.00,7.47,0.00,0.00,0.02,0.00,0.00,0.00
119,GREATER GIYANI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,0.00,0.00,0.01,0.00,0.01,0.00,1.88,0.00,0.00
120,CENTLEC MUNICIPALITY,FREE STATE,0.00,0.00,0.00,1.70,3.92,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
121,GREATER LETABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,0.03,0.03,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
122,BLOUBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
123,JB MARKS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTH WEST,0.04,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
124,JOE GQABI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,0.00,0.46,0.09,1.40,0.10,0.09,0.14,0.00,0.00
125,POLOKWANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,0.07,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
126,GA-SEGONYANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,NORTHERN CAPE,19.06,2.40,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
127,ELIAS MOTSOALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,0.00,0.00,0.66,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
128,LEPHALALE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,0.15,0.09,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
129,BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,MPUMALANGA,2.81,2.96,3.04,1.64,0.00,0.00,0.01,0.00,0.00
130,VHEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,LIMPOPO,0.05,0.11,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
131,NDLAMBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,8.76,0.00,0.00
132,UMVOTI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
 ,SENQU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,EASTERN CAPE,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
134,INKOSI LANGALIBALELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,KWAZULU NATAL,43.19,34.19,19.21,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00
,REMAINING MUNICIPALITIES (OVERDUE DEBT LESS THAN R1 MILLION FOR ALL MONTHS – JAN 2020 TO OCT 2022),,2.62,1.24,2.34,2.44,4.06,1.77,1.04,1.67,7.59
,TOTAL OVERDUE DEBT,,27487.35,28042.28,32858.72,35340.23,40931.69,44754.04,52944.06,55043.98,57338.82