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3.12 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2009<br />
1. GENERAL INFORMATION<br />
<strong>Chris</strong> <strong>Hani</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> (the municipality) is a local government institution in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, and<br />
has 8 local municipalities under its jurisdiction. The addresses of its registered office and principal place of business<br />
are disclosed under “General Information” included in the Annual Financial Statements and in the introduction and<br />
overview of the Annual Report. The principal activities of the municipality are disclosed in the Annual Report and are<br />
prescribed by The Constitution.<br />
2. Other Debtors<br />
2009 2008<br />
R<br />
R<br />
Payments made in Advance - 1 161 443<br />
Government Subsidy Claims 17 608 012 14 538 143<br />
Projects 1 380 364 680 232<br />
Recoverable Works 146 486 146 834<br />
Short-term Loans 19 101 652 25 459 001<br />
Sundry Deposits 808 590 666 899<br />
Sundry Debtors 7 422 639 11 308 514<br />
46 467 743 53 961 067<br />
Less: Provision for Impairment (22 072 312) (12 151 254)<br />
Total Other Debtors 24 395 431 41 809 813<br />
Other Debtors have been restated to correctly classify amounts to be included in Creditors. Refer to Note 32.3 on<br />
“Correction of Error” for details of the restatement.<br />
The average credit period for Government Grants and Subsidies is dependent on the Government Department<br />
involved and the nature of the claim. No interest is charged on outstanding Government Grants and Subsidies. The<br />
subsidies are payable to the municipality due to allocations made in the DORA or based on agreements between the<br />
municipality and the relevant departments.<br />
Short-term Loans mainly comprise temporary advances made to local municipalities which are repayable<br />
within 12 months.<br />
Included in Sundry Deposits is an amount of R646 299 (2008: R646 299) in respect of cash deposits made to<br />
Eskom for the supply of electricity.<br />
Sundry Debtors are in respect of debits outstanding at year-end on normal business transactions entered into by<br />
the municipality. Included in the total is an amount of R1 628 419 (2008: R794 887) in respect of uncleared bank<br />
reconciliation items.<br />
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