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Buffalo City
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Council.
Income statement, headline items
Original budget, adjusted budget and audited actual side by side; each is its own figure
| Financial year | Item | Original budget | Adjusted budget | Audited actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | R 10 953 568 905 | R 10 923 507 107 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 10 949 607 478 | R 10 919 545 679 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 3 961 427 | R 3 961 428 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 10 277 766 481 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 12 083 120 556 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 1 805 354 075 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 9 353 422 459 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 10 770 697 729 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 1 417 275 270 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 8 052 720 566 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 9 108 938 273 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 1 056 217 707 |
Unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
As the municipality reported it; not a finding of wrongdoing by itself
| Year | Unauthorised | Irregular | Fruitless and wasteful |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | R 403 million | R 1,3 billion | R 692 826 |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 1,7 billion | R 53 713 |
| 2021/22 | R 164 million | R 6,5 billion | R 0 |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 311 million | R 0 |
| 2019/20 | R 18 million | R 302 million | R 0 |
| 2018/19 | R 43 million | R 133 million | R 12 million |
| 2017/18 | R 160 million | R 213 million | R 489 995 |
| 2016/17 | R 96 million | R 584 million | R 90 904 |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Adverse opinion | Audit report (external site) |
Capital expenditure by type
Latest audited year with figures; original and adjusted budgets beside the audited actual
| Type | Original budget | Adjusted budget | Audited actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deprecation | R 568 million | — | R 1,6 billion |
| New | R 632 million | — | R 587 million |
| Renewal | R 303 million | — | R 413 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 545 million | — | R 380 million |
| Upgrading | R 296 million | — | R 231 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Public Transport Network Grant | R 95 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 89 million |
| Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (Municipal) Grant | R 8,0 million |
| Urban Settlement Development Grant | R 763 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 6,2 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 4,0 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 19 million |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 16 million |
- capital
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- conditional grant
- 2012/13 – 2018/19
- income expenditure
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- uifw expenditure
- 2011/12 – 2023/24
Tender notices by the municipality
Where the municipality publishes on the eTender portal under its demarcation name
BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY TO CONDUCT A FIFTH (5TH ) GENERAL VALUATION – GV 2026 AND ONE SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION ROLL, WITH THE VALUATION DATE OF 01 JULY 2026 AND IMPLEMENTATION DATE 01 JULY 2027
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 11KV METAL ENCLOSED RING MAIN UNITS & EXTENDABLE INTERMEDIATE SWITCHGEAR PANELS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS
SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, IMPLEMENTATION , TRAINING , MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF A PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS
BULK SUPPLY OF LIQUID PETROLIUM GAS (LPG) AND INSTALLATIONS AT CAMBRIDGE CREMARORIUM FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
PROVISION OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS: FOR THE MAIN ADMINISTRATION HUB OF BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN
PROVISION OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS: BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
COMPLETION OF THE CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION (C&I) WORKS AT 17ML/DAY ZWELITSHA WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS- KWT BRSS: PHASE 2.
CONSTRUCTION OF MDANTSANE CUSTOMER CARE CENTRE.
HIRE OF MECHANICAL PLANT, VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY FOR WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX MONTHS.
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 11KV – 359MVA INDOOR SINGLE BUSBAR SWITCHGEAR PERIOD BID (THREE YEARS)
THE PROVISIONING, INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION, CUSTOMIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION , SUPPORT AND MAINTAINANCE OF AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND MASTER DATA SOLUTION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
THE SUPPLY, DELIVERY, AND INSTALLATION OF 20 METER SOLAR HIGH MASTS WITHIN BCMM FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS
BULK PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF MONTHLY MUNICIPAL RATES AND SERVICES ACCOUNTS, NOTICES AND LETTERS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF REFUSE BAGS TO BCMM FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
CITY BEAUTIFICATION AND LANDSCAPING
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERAILS (WATER PRESSURE PIPES, BENDS, JOINTS, FITTINGS, WATER METERS, VALVES ETC).
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF REFUSE BAGS TO BCMM FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
PANEL FOR FENCING FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERAILS (WATER PRESSURE PIPES, BENDS, JOINTS, FITTINGS, WATER METERS, VALVES ETC).
PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR HIRE OF MECHANICAL PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX MONTHS FOR ROADS AND STORM WATER DEPARTMENTS.
PROVISION OF LOGISTICS FUNCTIONS OF AN ELECTRICAL STORE IN BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY FOR A PEIOD OF THREE YEARS.
APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF PROFFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY WITH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
PROVISION OF ELECTRICAL CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES IN THE BCMM AREA OF SUPPLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
PROVISION OF LOGISTICS FUNCTIONS OF AN ELECTRICAL STORE IN BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY FOR A PEIOD OF THREE YEARS.
THE LEASE OF MULTIFUCTIONING PHOTOCOPY PRINTER DEVICES INCLUDING TONER SUPPLY, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT TO BCMM FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
Why no ward figures
National Treasury reports municipal finance for the municipality as a whole. Mandate SA shows it at that level and never divides it across wards; a ward’s page links here instead.