Public money · district municipality
iLembe
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for iLembe District 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 1 632 704 657 | R 1 632 898 807 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 1 618 139 668 | R 1 620 169 101 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 14 564 989 | R 12 729 706 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 1 673 083 213 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 1 803 707 408 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 130 624 195 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 1 477 441 201 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 1 449 304 260 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 28 136 941 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 1 241 612 517 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 1 420 874 662 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 179 262 145 |
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 0 | R 496 000 | R 0 |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 6,3 million | R 0 |
| 2021/22 | R 0 | R 48 million | R 7,4 million |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 38 million | R 4,4 million |
| 2019/20 | R 0 | R 150 million | R 0 |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 422 million | R 0 |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 45 million | R 86 804 |
| 2016/17 | R 40 million | R 8,5 million | R 513 114 |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | 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 164 million | — | R 144 million |
| New | R 363 million | — | R 284 million |
| Renewal | R 55 million | — | R 44 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 99 million | — | R 101 million |
| Upgrading | R 64 million | — | R 72 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (Municipal) Grant | R 7,0 million |
| Rural Road Assets Management Systems Grant | R 2,3 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 189 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,7 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,0 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
PROVISION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS A TURNKEY: VIP SANITATION PROJECT: NDWEDWE AREA (WSIG)
PROVISION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS A TURNKEY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS: VIP SANITATION PROJECT: NDWEDWE AREA
PROVISION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS A TURNKEY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS: VIP SANITATION PROJECT: MAPHUMULO AREA
PROVISION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS A TURNKEY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS: VIP SANITATION PROJECT: MANDENI AREA
REQUEST FOR INCLUSION TO THE PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS: PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO THE MUNICIPALITY FOR THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD
DRIEFONTEIN HOUSING BULK SANITATION SCHEME PHASE 1: THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PUMPSTATION AND ASSOCIATED RISING AND GRAVITY MAINS BULK PIPELINES
PROVISION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR RURAL ROADS ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RRAMS) WITHIN THE ILEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES PERFOMANCE AUDIT ON WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL OF SUPPLIERS FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/SAFETY WEAR OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD
INVITATION TO BID: PROVISION OF HYGIENE SERVICES, FUMIGATION AND PEST CONTROL AT ILEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL OF SUPPLIERS FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF WATER AND SEWER STORES RELATED MATERIAL OVER A 3 YEARS PERIOD.
PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE CLEARING OF VEGETATION OVERGROWTH ON MUNICIPAL PREMISES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF THE MEDIUM HYDRALIC RESCUE SET OF THE FIRE AND RESCUE VEHICLE FOR RAPID RESPONSE AND INTERVENTION.
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.