The current expenditure amounted to R589.8 million or 57.3 per cent of total expenditure. This is an increase of R61.6 million or 11.6 per cent from the R528.1 million in the previous financial year. The larger portion of current expenditure (61.8 per cent) went to compensation of employees. This was followed by Goods and Services at 37.7 per cent of the total current expenditure.