Public money · district municipality
Waterberg
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Waterberg 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 171 661 676 | R 197 862 229 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 198 878 737 | R 196 326 737 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 27 217 061 | R 1 535 492 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 165 402 207 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 189 760 865 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 24 358 658 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 159 762 842 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 180 957 320 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 21 194 478 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 154 937 349 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 172 276 820 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 17 339 471 |
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 0 | R 0 |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 0 | R 0 |
| 2021/22 | R 0 | R 0 | R 0 |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 1,5 million | R 0 |
| 2019/20 | R 0 | R 5,7 million | R 9 743 |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 31 million | R 0 |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 329 319 | R 0 |
| 2016/17 | R 290 690 | R 7,2 million | — |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Unqualified - No findings | 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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | not linked |
| 2014/15 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Unqualified - No findings | 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 6,3 million | — | R 6,7 million |
| New | R 700 000 | — | R 59 522 |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Rural Road Assets Management Systems Grant | R 2,1 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
RE-ADVERT PROVISION OF WDM SHORT-TERM INSURANCE
RE-ADVERT PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SOURCE FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMMES/PROJECTS FOR WATERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY (WDM) FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS.
OFFICE SPACE ACCOMODATION IN THABAZIMBI
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PPE
PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND DISEASES
OFFICE SPACE ACCOMODATION IN MOKOPANE
ADVERTISING AGENCY
PROVISION OF TRAVEL AGENCY
PROVISION OF SHORT-TERM INSURANCE
APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF TWO SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF WDM BUILDINGS
PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF WDM FLEET AND EQUIPMENT
PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SOURCE FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMMES/PROJECTS FOR WATERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
PANEL-CAPACITY BUILDING ON SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS
RE-ADVERT PROVISION OF LABORATORY SERVICES
RURAL ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PHASE 5
PANEL OF CONSULTANTS
CONSTRUCTION OF COMBI COURTS IN BELA BELA
RE ADVERT-DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
RE ADVERT-UPRGRADING OF ICT INFRATRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT FOR WATERBERG DISTRICT
RE ADVERT-DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RE ADVERT-REVIEW OF WATERBERG DISTRICT INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLAN
RE ADVERT PROVISION OF ELECTRONIC PERFOMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RE ADVERT-REVIEW OF WATERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALIRIES IDP
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.